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Appeals court asked to reconsider ruling
Justice Department lawyers filed a petition yesterday urging a federal appeals court in Boston to reconsider its ruling upholding a $101.7 million award to four men who were found to have been framed by the FBI for a gangland slaying and spent decades behind bars.
Court sides with T-Mobile in Cranston cell tower dispute
In the battle over the latest proposed cell tower to meet resistance from the locals, the U.S. Court of Appeals is siding with T-Mobile. The Washington state-based company prevailed against the city on Nov.
Massachusetts Presidential Stand-in Case Moves Ahead in First Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, has set a briefing schedule in Barr v Galvin, 09-2426. The brief of Massachusetts state officials is due December 21, 2009.
Court hears arguments in wine sales case
The attorney for Family Winemakers of California said current state law prevents direct-to-consumer shipments of 98 percent of wine produced out of state, while allowing all Massachusetts wineries to directly deliver their products.
Nazi-Auctioned Art Controversy Hits Rhode Island
Federal agents are investigating whether a Rhode Island woman broke the law after importing a painting taken from a Jewish art dealer and auctioned by the Nazis.
Pensacola Beach Residents Will Pay Property Tax
A ruling on whether Pensacola Beach residents will have to pay property taxes is now imminent.
Implied Contract Found in Mass. Tech Deal
A federal appeals court recently ruled that technology purchase deals include an implied contract under Massachusetts state law requiring buyers to make reasonable efforts to develop and promote the technology.
Court hears appeal on wine shipment law
Gerald Leader loves California wines but lives in Massachusetts, where state law sharply limits the ability of out-of-state wineries to ship their products directly to consumers.
Making a federal case out of wine
Gerald Leader loves California wines but lives in Massachusetts, where state law sharply limits the ability of out-of-state wineries to ship their products directly to consumers.
CAFA jurisdiction applies despite undefined class
Removal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act may apply even though the plaintiffsa complaint does not specifically define a proposed class, the 1st Circuit has ruled.
Edwin Nacino nominated as first circuit court judge
Governor Linda Lingle nominated District Court Judge Edwin C. Nacino to serve as a Circuit Court judge of the First Circuit on Tuesday.
Brown supporters appeal convictions
Two of four men convicted of aiding Ed and Elaine Brown during their prolonged 2007 standoff in Plainfield have appealed their convictions and sentences to the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Jail loses strip search lawsuit
A strip search procedure previously used by the county jail has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge.
National tobacco case to be heard in Bangor
Attorneys from around the country descended Wednesday on the federal courthouse in Bangor for a conference on a class-action lawsuit against the makers of light cigarettes.
Ex-hospital exec in RI appeals corruption verdict
A former Providence hospital executive asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to overturn his corruption convictions, saying the trial judge gave the jury bad legal instructions.
1st Circuit Rejects Health Insurer's D&O Claim
Medical Mutual Insurance Co. cannot force its D&O carrier to pay for its $325,000 settlement of a disability discrimination suit by MMIC's ex-CEO because that action did not name any director or officer, a federal appeals court in Boston has ruled.
Time runs out on sex assault charge
On Tuesday, Circuit Judge Bill Wright dismissed charges against a Sarasota man who was accused of lewd and lascivious battery upon a 12-year-old fellow member of his Boy Scout troupe while on a 2007 outing in Jackson County.
Mass pols seek apology for disabled school's abuse
In the dark past of the Fernald School for the disabled, the nation's oldest publicly funded facility for those with developmental disabilities, some children were subject to Cold War experiments a ' including being fed radioactive cereal a ' while other patients allegedly were tagged as "morons" even as tests showed them to be normal.
Survivor star Hatch to be released, still contests sentence
Survivor star Richard Hatch is due to be released from federal prison Friday, but he is still fighting his sentence and conviction for failing to pay taxes on his $1 million prize.
Jury Finds E-Mail About Reason for Firing Not Malicious
No malice was involved when a company sent an e-mail saying an employee was fired for allegedly padding his expense reports, a jury has concluded in a closely watched case because of the First Amendment issue it raised.
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