import csv


def read_csv(filepath: str):
    """ 
    Returns a list of rows from a CSV file.
    
        Parameters: - filepath: str - the filepath from the CSV file
    """
    data_rows_list = []
    with open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf8', newline='') as csvfile:
        csvreader = csv.reader(csvfile)
        next(csvreader) # skips the first row (header)
        
        for row in csvreader:
            data_rows_list.append(row)
            
    return data_rows_list