United States First Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Kinsella

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction of defendant for conspiring to possess and distribute oxycodone, possessing oxycodone with intent to distribute, and willfully failing to...

Zhu v. Holder

Government Law, Immigration Law
A Chinese citizen's petition for review of a BIA decision denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings based on a claim of changed country...

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston v. Seger-Thomschitz

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, International Law
In an art museum's action for a declaratory judgment to confirm its rightful ownership of a painting, which a sole surviving heir of the painting's...

Pena-Beltre v. Holder

Evidence, Government Law, Immigration Law
A petition for review, brought by a citizen of the Dominican Republic, of a final order of removal issued by the BIA is denied as the evidence of...

Genzyme Corp. v. Federal Ins. Co.

Class Actions, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In a corporation's suit against its insurer seeking to recover its costs in settling a shareholder class action under a corporate and director and...

Melendez v. Autogermana, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's age discrimination in employment suit, district court's dismissal of the discriminatory discharge claim and denial of plaintiff's...

Braintree Laboratories, Inc. v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies, Securities Law
In plaintiffs' suit against defendant broker, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., claiming that defendant misrepresented the purchased auction-rate...

US v. Brown

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute is affirmed where: 1) although the district court's factual findings...

Tevlin v. Spencer

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from his convictions for first-degree murder, armed robbery, and assault and battery...

Bielunas v. F/V Misty Dawn, Inc.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's suit against a vessel owner for suffering serious injuries while working as a commercial fisherman, claiming Jones Act negligence, ship...