Browse 24 summary judgment standard cases decided by First Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Excessive Force Claim Fails Without Concrete Evidence
Gonzalez Tomasini v. Steiner, decided by First Circuit on February 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defend...
Age discrimination claim fails for lack of pretext evidence
Maccarone v. Siemens Industry, Inc., decided by First Circuit on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Sie...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Hotel in Wrongful Termination Case
Mongue v. The Wheatleigh Corporation, decided by First Circuit on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the defendant hotel for wrongful termina...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Title VII Employment Case
Besosa-Noceda v. Capo-Rivera, decided by First Circuit on January 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defenda...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for City in Excessive Force Case
Scaer v. City of Nashua, NH, decided by First Circuit on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City o...
Excessive Force Claim Fails: Officers' Actions Not Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Dor v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the defendant correctional officers alleging excessive force durin...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Employment Discrimination Case
Aprileo v. Clapprood, decided by First Circuit on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants in...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Case
Martinez v. Salisbury, decided by First Circuit on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, fi...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Case Due to Lack of Actual Malice
Blakesley v. Marcus, decided by First Circuit on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Blakesley, sued the defendant, Marcus, for defamation, alleging that Marcus made ...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Title VII Discrimination Case
Meka v. Haddad, decided by First Circuit on October 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Haddad, i...
Age and National Origin Discrimination Claim Fails on Summary Judgment
Mercado v. Hyannis Air Service, Inc., decided by First Circuit on September 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued his employer for wrongful termination ...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Officer in Excessive Force Case
Velez v. Eutzy, decided by First Circuit on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, a forme...
Statements Protected as Opinion, Not Defamation
Miller v. Roycroft, decided by First Circuit on September 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Roy...
ERISA Preempts State Law Claims for Benefits Denial
Bernitz v. USAble Life, decided by First Circuit on August 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to USAble Life, hold...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Big E in Employee Discrimination Case
Foss v. Eastern States Exposition, decided by First Circuit on August 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the Ea...
Background check firm not a consumer reporting agency under FCRA
Suny v. KCP Advisory Group, LLC, decided by First Circuit on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit alleging viola...
Defamation suit fails: Plaintiff didn't prove 'actual malice'
Arias v. Herzon, decided by First Circuit on August 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Arias, sued the defendant, Herzon, for defamation, alleging that Herzon made false and...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Case
Cintron v. Bibeault, decided by First Circuit on August 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants in a c...
Parole Policy Change Doesn't Violate Ex Post Facto Clause
Cano-Gutierrez v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on July 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) alleging that...
Excessive Force and Medical Indifference Claims Against Officer Denied
Boniface v. Viliena, decided by First Circuit on July 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Viliena...
First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Age and Sex Discrimination Claims
Da Silva Borges v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on July 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former employee's discriminatio...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Title VII Discrimination Case
Northwestern Selecta, Inc. v. Gonzalez-Beiro, decided by First Circuit on July 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment ...
Driver's license suspension upheld; due process claims rejected
Goncalves Leao v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on July 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed a district court's grant of summary judgment to the...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Bank in FCRA Dispute
Tran v. Citizens Bank, N.A., decided by First Circuit on July 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Tran, sued Citizens Bank for alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 24 summary judgment standard cases from First Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 24.
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