United States First Circuit - June 2016 Opinion Summaries
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US ex rel. Winkelman v. CVS Caremark Corp.United States First Circuit
Government Benefits, Health Law
In a False Claims Act (FCA) case, alleging that CVS's Health Savings Pass pricing plan attempted to fraudulently overbill Medicare Part D and...
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06/30/2016 | 15-1991 |
Sullivan v. MarchilliUnited States First Circuit
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a habeas corpus action, challenging petitioner's state conviction for possessing child pornography, the district court's denial of the petition for...
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06/30/2016 | 15-1191 |
In re HooverUnited States First Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Sanctions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Professional Malpractice
In an ethics action, the district court's order of sanctions under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9011(b)(2) against debtor's attorney, ordering...
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06/29/2016 | 15-2384 |
Rivera-Rivera v. USUnited States First Circuit
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a habeas corpus action, the district court's denial of the petition is affirmed where\: 1) petitioner's trial counsel did not render ineffective...
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06/29/2016 | 11-2132 |
Worcester v. Springfield Terminal Ry. Co.United States First Circuit
Transportation, Civil Procedure, Remedies, Labor & Employment Law
In a remedies action, challenging the district court's jury instruction on the standard for awarding punitive damages in a case brought under the...
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06/29/2016 | 14-1965 |
US v. Bermudez-MelendezUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime is affirmed where the district court's upward variant sentence,...
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06/28/2016 | 14-2209 |
Paret-Ruiz v. USUnited States First Circuit
Remedies, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Constitutional Law
In a civil action, following the reversal of plaintiff's prison sentence for drug conspiracy after four years imprisonment, the district court's...
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06/28/2016 | 14-2134 |
Velez-Ramirez v. Puerto RicoUnited States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor and employment action, alleging that defendants discharged plaintiff in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act after she...
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06/27/2016 | 15-1607 |
Ordonez-Tevalan v. Attorney General USUnited States First Circuit
Immigration Law, Administrative Law
In a native and citizen of Guatemala's petition for review of the Board of Immigrant Appeals (BIA) dismissing her and her son's appeals from an...
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06/23/2016 | 15-2187 |
US v. Carrasquillo-PenalozaUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction by guilty plea to violating 18 U.S.C. section 2423(a), by attempting to prostitute a fourteen-year-old girl to undercover federal agents,...
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06/21/2016 | 14-1819 |