United States First Circuit - Opinion Summaries

CIMON v. GAFFNEY

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In an insurance dispute, denial of plaintiff's motion to transfer his claims is vacated where the district court improperly determined that the...

FENTON v. JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for early retirement benefits, summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs-former employees is reversed where defendant-employer properly...

JESUS-RENTAS v. BAXTER PHARMACY SERV. CO.

Drugs & Biotech, Labor & Employment Law
Compound pharmacists, employed by defendant, who analyze, approve, and fill prescription requests are professionals exempt from the overtime...

ALSINA-ORTIZ v. LABOY

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death suit involving an inmate, summary judgement in favor of defendant-Castillo is reversed where defendant failed to contest the...

GILL v. GULFSTREAM PARK RACING ASS'N

Injury & Tort Law
An industry self-regulatory investigative agency, which cooperates with a state investigative agency, may not assert a privilege not to disclose...

FAFEL v. DIPAOLA

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a wrongful termination suit, the district court properly issued an injunction that prohibits plaintiff from pursuing claims in state court in...

EUREKA BROADBAND CORP. v. WENTWORTH LEASING CORP.

Commercial Law, Contracts
In a contract dispute concerning a lease on office equipment, judgment in favor of plaintiff-lessee is affirmed where defendant's conduct was contrary...

GIULIANO v. FULTON

Civil Procedure
Dismissal of plaintiff's civil action, alleging that defendants participated in an illegal racketeering scheme in violation of the RICO Act, for...

GUZMAN-ROSARIO v. UNITED PARCEL SERV. INC.

Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff's alleged disability did not...

AIR LINE PILOTS ASS'N v. GUILFORD TRANSP. INDUS.

Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Transportation
An injunction issued against defendant, prohibiting it from operating large aircraft in commercial service during the negotiation of changes to the...