United States First Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Mendes v. Brady

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court denying petitioner's application for habeas relief from his conviction of the first-degree murder...

US v. Muntasser

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a joint appeal from a judgment of the district court arising from the criminal prosecution of defendants for tax evasion and related charges and...

Wright v. Marshall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Evidence
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying defendant's petition for habeas relief, judgment is affirmed where trial counsel was not...

Sterling Merchandising, Inc. v. Nestle, S.A.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, cs_82, Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiff's claims for federal Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. sections 12-27, and Sherman Act,...

US v. Butler-Acevedo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court imposing two concurrent five-year sentences following the revocation of defendant's supervised...

Coffill v. Coffill

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Judges & Judiciary, Property Law & Real Estate
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiff's action seeking to rescind two mortgages encumbering titles to her properties...

City Sanitation, LLC v. Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLC

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Environmental Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the Bankruptcy court approving a proposed settlement, judgment is affirmed where: 1) the disputed claims are...

Tuli v. Brigham and Women's Hosp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court awarding plaintiff damages and a permanent injunction in a Title VII and state law action for...

Curet-Velazquez v. ACEMLA De Puerto Rico, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Remedies, Sanctions
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court granting in part the plaintiffs' motions for summary judgment and finding that defendant infringed...

Hatch v. Trail King Indus., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court in favor of the defendant on plaintiffs' products liability claims for negligence and the breach of...