United States First Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Perlera-Sola v. Holder

Immigration Law
An El Salvadorian citizen's petition for review of BIA's final order of removal is denied where: 1) petitioner has not provided sufficient evidence to...

Candelario Del-Moral v. UBS Fin. Services Inc. of Puerto Rico

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Judgement Enforcement
In plaintiff's suit against a bank claiming that it was negligent as a matter of law in letting her ex-husband withdraw millions from certain...

Tay-Chan v. Holder

Immigration Law
A Guatemalan citizen's petition for review of BIA's affirmance of an IJ's denial of an application for withholding of removal is denied where...

US v. Desimone

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Defendant's conviction and sentence for mail fraud and money laundering in connection with defrauding a number of victims into investing in series of...

Matamoros v. Starbucks Corp.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In employees' class action suit against Starbucks, claiming that its policy of allowing shift supervisors to share in the pooled gratuities violated...

US v. Rabbia

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition is affirmed where: 1) the Terry stop was justified at its inception,...

Cruz v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

Civil Rights, ERISA, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' suit against their former employer asserting, inter alia, federal claims under ERISA, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA),...

US v. Marquez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In defendant's conviction for crack cocaine distribution and conspiracy to distribute, district court's imposition of a 121-month sentence is vacated...

Rojas-Perez v. Holder

Immigration Law
A Mexican citizens' petition for review of an order of removal is denied where the BIA's decision was reasonable and adequately supported by...

Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Solutia, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
In a labor dispute arising from an employer's decision to consolidate two of its product testing labs at different locations on its worksite into one...