United States First Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Sasso

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for interfering with the operation of an aircraft with reckless disregard for human life and for making false statements is...

Cent. Pension Fund of the Int'l Union of Operating Engineers & Participating Employers v. Ray Haluch Gravel Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by a union-affiliated benefit funds against an employer for unpaid remittances covered by a collective bargaining agreement and...

Pilalas v. Cadle Co.

Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In plaintiff's suit for unlawful debt collection practices, district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants is affirmed, as...

Torres-Santiago v. Municipality of Adjuntas

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' civil rights action against a municipality and various defendants, claiming defendants engaged in unlawful political discrimination in...

Gonzalez-Maldonado v. MMM Healthcare, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Health Law
In a physicians' suit against HMOs, alleging constitutional and antitrust claims, arising from their cancellation of contracts for refusing to accept...

Cody v. Sec. & Exchange Comm'n.

Securities Law
In a complaint against a registered representative in the securities industry, the judgment of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), upholding...

Pagan-Colon v. Walgreens of San Patricio, Inc.

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employee's suit against Walgreens for wrongful termination following a two-week absence from his job due to a medical condition, district...

Rebenko v. Holder

Immigration Law
An Ukranian citizen's petition for review of a BIA's decision affirming the denial of an application for asylum, withholding of removal, and...

McGair v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Florida

Government Law, Insurance Law
In a dispute over the scope of a flood insurance policy issued pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a federal program under which...

Contour Design, Inc. v. Chance Mold Steel Co., Ltd.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, Remedies
In an action for trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract, involving certain ergonomic computer mouse products, district court's judgment...