United States First Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Smith v. Dickhaut

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The district court's denial of a petition for habeas corpus is affirmed, where the prisoner's counsel had not rendered ineffective assistance at...

American States Insurance Co. v. LaFlam

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a dispute over whether an insurance company was liable to pay a settlement amount under an uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) policy issued...

In re Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. Sec. Litig.

Class Actions, Securities Law
In a shareholders class action against a company and two of its high-ranking officers, alleging that the company issued false or misleading public...

US v. Farrell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, in which the defendant was convicted and sentenced to the mandatory minimum term under...

T-Peg, Inc. v. Vermont Timber Works, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Sanctions
On cross-appeals of a fee award made after a copyright infringement dispute between architectural firms, the First Circuit affirmed the amount of the...

US v. Lang

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Immigration Law
In a prosecution for making false statements and applying for naturalization in violation of 18 USC sections 1001(a)(2) and 1425(b), the conviction is...

Sanchez v. US

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit by numerous plaintiffs asserting that they suffered tort injuries because of the United States Navy's alleged negligence in emitting certain...

Schatz v. Republican State Leadership Committee

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a defamation and false-light action brought by a Maine state senate candidate against his political opponents, the district court's dismissal for...

Peoples Federal Savings Bank v. People's United Bank

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In trademark litigation between two banks using the word "People" in their name, the district court's denial of a motion for preliminary injunction...

Delgado v. Pawtucket Police Dep't

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a state law tort action over which the federal district court retained supplemental jurisdiction after dismissing the plaintiffs' federal claims,...