United States First Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Edlow v. RBW, LLC

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
District court's dismissal of a suit against a condominium developer seeking to rescind a purchase of a unit is affirmed where: 1) the breach of...

US v. Jonas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a conviction of defendant for possessing counterfeit securities and possessing a firearm as a felon, district court's imposition of a 60-month...

Upper Blackstone Water Polution Abatement Dist. v. U.S. Envt. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
A petition for review of a certain effluent limitations imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a permit on the discharges of a sewage...

Cordero-Suarez v. Rodriguez

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's employment discrimination suit, asserting political harassment claims and seeking injunctive and monetary relief under 42 U.S.C....

US v. Denson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction and sentences for a so-called "Nigerian" money "scam," is affirmed, as the willful-blindness instruction did not mislead the...

Soc'y of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Inc. v. Archibishop Gregory of Denver

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a dispute between two monasteries for copyright infringement of a religious text, district court's judgment in favor of the plaintiff is affirmed,...

Palmquist v. Shinseki

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a Marine veteran's adverse employment suit under section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires federal employers to adopt affirmative...

KG Urban Enter., LLC v. Patrick

Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Government Law, Indian Law
In a constitutional challenge to certain provisions of a Massachusetts law, which sets procedures and standards for authorizing legalized gaming in...

US v. Symonevich

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a conviction of defendant for conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, district court's judgment...

Fernandes v. Agar Supply Co., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's personal injury suit against the lessor of his employer, for back injuries sustained after stepping into a hole in a shed on lessor's...