United States First Circuit - March 2010 Opinion Summaries

Airframe Sys. Inc. v. Raytheon Co.

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement action involving plaintiff's software source code, district court's dismissal of plaintiff's suit under the doctrine of...

Adams v. Adams

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a father's suit seeking enforcement of the terms of a promissory note executed by his son in connection with funds given by the father to help his...

US v. Pagan-Rodriguez

Constitutional Law, Sentencing
In defendant's motion to dismiss the revocation hearing claiming that the indefinite postponement of his final revocation hearing infringed his right...

Hall v. Curran

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a pro se prisoner's action against an attorney for the New Hampshire Department of Corrections claiming fraud, breach of contract, and tortious...

Roberts v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a flight attendant's suit against Delta Airlines for injuries she suffered while working on a flight for a company which was owned and operated by...

Borkowski v. F/V Madison Kate, Sea Ventures, LLC

Admiralty, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In plaintiffs' suit alleging violations of federal maritime law and state wage laws, district court's judgment is affirmed but based on a different...

US v. Hernandez-Ferrer

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Judgment of the district court is vacated and remanded as it does not have the authority to revoke a term of supervised release based on conduct...

Bath Iron Works Corp. v. Fields

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In plaintiff-employer's claim for disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), the Benefits Review Board's...

Restucci v. Bender

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Defendant's application for leave to file a second or successive habeas corpus petition is dismissed as unnecessary with leave to re-file in the...

Calvao v. Town of Framingham

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In police officers' putative class action suit against a town claiming that the town failed to pay them sufficient overtime in violation of the FLSA,...