United States First Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Admin. for Child Support of the Dep't of the Family of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v. Dep't of Health & Human Serv. of the US

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In plaintiff's action challenging the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) assessment of a financial penalty against certain federal grant...

US v. Leon-Quinones

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for robbing two banks and for carrying a firearm during and in relation to a robbery is affirmed where: 1) there was sufficient...

Lopez v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In minority police officers' disparate impact race claim under Title VII against a state agency that prepares and administers promotional examinations...

US v. Hersom

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction for maliciously destroying by fire a building owned by an institution receiving Federal financial assistance in violation of 18...

US v. Willings

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution for robbery of a federal bank through the use of a dangerous weapon, district court's imposition of a sentence designating defendant...

Cunningham v. Nat'l City Bank

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, False Advertising
In plaintiffs' putative class action against defendant for breach of contract, violation of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), and violation of the...

Shaner v. Chase Bank USA

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
Dismissal of a class action relating to interest rate charges on late bank credit card payments is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's transactions took...

Medina v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's ERISA suit against defendant alleging that it used an arbitrary and capricious procedure in terminating his short-term disability...

Decky v. Holder

Administrative Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
Petitioners-Indonesian citizens' petition for review of the BIA's denial of their application for asylum and related relief is denied over...

US v. Gonzalez-Velez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence of 135-months' imprisonment after being convicted of participating in a conspiracy to distribute narcotics is affirmed where: 1)...