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Pineda-Maldonado v. Garland, No. 20-1912 (1st Cir. 2024) In Pineda-Maldonado v. Garland, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reviewed the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision denying Ricardo Jose Pineda-Maldonado’s application for asylum, withholding of removal,…

Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands Inc., No. 22-1823 (1st Cir. 2024) In Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit…

GoldenTree Asset Management LP v. Financial Oversight and Management Board, No. 23-1737 (1st Cir. 2024) In GoldenTree Asset Management LP v. Financial Oversight and Management Board, the First Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed a dispute arising from the restructuring of…

United States v. Colon-Cordero, No. 22-1171 (1st Cir. 2024) In United States v. Colon-Cordero, the First Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the sentencing of Luis Ángel Colón-Cordero, who was convicted of violating his supervised release and charged with new criminal…

Franchini v. Investor’s Bus. Daily, Inc., No. 19-1389 (1st Cir. 2024)

United States v. Arce-Ayala, No. 21-1511 (1st Cir. 2024) United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Samuel ARCE-AYALA, a/k/a Brócoli, a/k/a Broco, aka Vegetal, Defendant, Appellant. No. 21-1511 Decided: January 17, 2024 Before Barron,…

Hamdallah v. CPC Carolina PR, LLC, No. 21-1791 (1st Cir. 2024) United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. Khadijah AHMAD HAMDALLAH, Plaintiff, v. CPC CAROLINA PR, LLC, Puerto Rico CVS Pharmacy, LLC, KRB Universal Investments, LLC, Insurance Companies A, B,…

Trindade v. Grove Services, Inc., No. 23-1288 (1st Cir. 2024) United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Paulo TRINDADE, Plaintiff, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. GROVE SERVICES, INC.; Victor Spivak, Defendants, Appellants Nos. 23-1288, 23-1333 Decided: January 12, 2024 Before Montecalvo, Lynch, and…

Lawrence General Hospital v. Continental Casualty Co., No. 23-1286 (1st Cir. 2024) United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee. No. 23-1286 Decided: January 10, 2024 Before Gelpí, Howard, and…

US v. Colcord, No. 22-1550 (1st Cir. 2024) United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jason COLCORD, Defendant, Appellant. No. 22-1550 Decided: January 08, 2024 Before Gelpí, Lynch, and Rikelman, Circuit Judges. Andrew Levchuk…

US v. Perez, No. 22-1121 (1st Cir. 2023) United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Gilbert PEREZ, Defendant, Appellant. No. 22-1121 Decided: December 28, 2023 Before Barron, Chief Judge, Howard and Montecalvo, Circuit Judges. Jamesa J.…