United States First Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Baena v. KPMG LLP

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of suit against an accounting firm that failed to notify corporate directors of irregularities in accounting is affirmed where the suit was...

Muniz v. Rovira-Martino

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Denial of motion to set aside judgment in a medical malpractice case is affirmed where the court cannot exercise de novo review of the district...

Deegan Patterson v. U.S.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of claim against the FBI under the Federal Tort Claims Act as untimely is affirmed where: 1) the government need only prove constructive...

Onikoyi v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Denial of adjustment of status and waiver of inadmissibility is affirmed where the court has no jurisdiction to consider the merits of discretionary...

Diaz-Fonseca v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Remedies
In suits where the essence of the claim is one stated under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for denial of free and appropriate public...

Esso Standard Oil Co. v. Rodriguez-Perez

Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of state-law counterclaims in a CERCLA contribution and Solid Waste Disposal Act injunctive relief case is affirmed where the court had...

U.S. v. Pagan-Santini

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for obstruction of justice, perjury, subornation of perjury and conspiracy is affirmed over defendant's claims that: 1) the trial court...

Boyd v. Commissioner of IRS

Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Tax Law
Dismissal of a tax suit involving the distinction between a "levy" and an "offset" is affirmed where: 1) the tax court did not have jurisdiction over...

U.S. v. Brown

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for distribution of crack cocaine are affirmed where: 1) admission of testimony identifying defendant as the speaker...

U.S. v. Sayer

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
Judgment of the district court in a tax case involving a farm is vacated insofar as it includes foreclosure of the property and remanded for dismissal...