Daily Opinion Summaries for U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals - 03/16/2011

Daily Opinion Summaries U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals March 16, 2011 FindLaw.com Daily Opinion Summaries Newsletter Quick Links Cases & Codes Careers LawBrain Legal Market Center Lawyer Directory Lawyer Marketing Table of Contents LATEST SUMMARIES Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Securities Law • Firstbank Puerto Rico, Inc. v. La Vida Merger Sub, Inc. Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing • US v. Villar Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing • US v. Cole View FindLaw's new Case Summary Blog for U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. FindLaw's case summaries are copyrighted material and are not intended for republication without prior approval. You may, however, freely redistribute this e-mail in its entirety. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. SPONSOR LATEST SUMMARIES Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Securities Law Firstbank Puerto Rico, Inc. v. La Vida Merger Sub, Inc., No. 10-1585 In a securities action alleging Section 10(b) and Rule 10(b)(5) violations two years after alleged violations occurred, dismissal by district court is affirmed because federal claims are time-barred under Sarbanes-Oxley, 28 U.S.C. section 1658(b)(1). Read more... Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing US v. Villar, No. 10-1789 Conviction and sentencing of defendant for bank robbery charges is upheld where factual findings by district court that the jurors were not biased and that verdict was untainted are amply supported by the record and are not clearly erroneous. Read more... SPONSOR Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing US v. Cole, No. 10-1202 Conviction and sentencing of defendant for drug and Hobbs Act offenses in violation of 21 U.S.C. section 841(a)(1), 844 and 18 U.S.C. section 1951, are upheld where district court imposed a sentencing variance without the requisite notice because defendant was not prejudiced by the lack of notice and, assuming district court erred, error was neither clear nor obvious. Read more... SPONSOR Feedback We value your comments! Please take a moment to tell us what you think by sending us an e-mail. Subscription Information Click here to subscribe to a FindLaw Newsletter. To unsubscribe, click here. Advertising Information For more information about advertising in FindLaw Newsletters, click here. 800 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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