United States First Circuit - August 2010 Opinion Summaries

Lechoslaw v. Bank of America

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In plaintiff's suit against a bank for damages, claiming that a four-and-a-half month delay in receiving his $31,787.34 disrupted the construction of...

US v. Vargas-De Jesus

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Juvenile Law
Conviction of defendant for possession with intent to distribute illegal drugs within one thousand feet of a school and related crimes is affirmed in...

Next Step Med. Co., Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson Int'l

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
In a medical device supplier's suit against defendant, an unincorporated division of Johnson & Johnson International, for terminating plaintiff's...

Ghouri v. Holder

Government Law, Immigration Law
A Pakistani citizen's petition for review of a BIA's decision affirming an IJ's denial of his application for asylum and related relief is denied in...

US v. Troy

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for solicitation to commit a crime of violence and attempted arson, in connection with defendant's scheme to burn down her...

R&B Transp., LLC v. U.S. Dep't of Labor, Admin. Review Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Petition for review of a final decision and order of the U.S. Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board's (Board) award of backpay and other...

US v. Rivera-Rodriguez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
District court's conviction of defendants for drug trafficking conspiracy, as part of a large organization known as "Las Avispas Dos," in Puerto Rico,...

Barsoum v. Holder

Evidence, Government Law, Immigration Law
An Egyptian citizen's petition for review of a BIA's final order of removal is denied where: 1) substantial evidence supported the BIA's and IJ's...

Penn-America Ins. Co. v. Lavigne

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an insurer's suit against its insured and plaintiff seeking a declaratory judgment that the insured's insurance policy excluded liability coverage...

US v. Verdugo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Convictions of defendants for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine are affirmed where: 1) district court did not err...