United States Sixth Circuit - January 2006 Opinion Summaries

US v. Williams

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for possessing firearms after having been convicted of a felony is affirmed where the district court reasonably sentenced him.

Pack v. Damon Corp.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Transportation
Implied-warranty claims do not require privity under Michigan law. Summary judgment for defendant on state and federal claims for breach of express...

Michigan Family Res., Inc. v. Serv. Employees Int'l Union Local 517M

Labor & Employment; Dispute Resolution & Arbitration; Contracts; Administrative Law

Pavlovich v. Nat'l City Bank

Banking Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
Summary judgment for defendant-bank on claims including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, and negligence regarding its role in...

Mikulski v. Centerior Energy Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Securities Law, Tax Law
Judgment on the pleadings for defendants on plaintiffs-shareholders' breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation actions involving certain...

US v. Morgan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction for possession of images depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct is affirmed over his claim of improper denial of...

US v. Blood

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Securities Law, Sentencing
The intent requirement in 18 U.S.C. section 513(a), which prohibits possession of counterfeit and forged securities "with intent to deceive another,"...

City of Olmsted Falls v. US Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law
Judgment on the administrative record and dismissal of claims in favor of agency defendants in a challenge by plaintiff-municipality to a "dredge and...

Nat. Solid Wastes Mgmt. Ass'n v. Daviess County

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff, a trade association, declaring that county defendant's proposed ordinance involving waste disposal is unconstitutional...

Reeb v. Ohio Dep't of Rehab. & Corr.

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Title VII cases in which plaintiffs seek individual compensatory damages are not appropriately brought as class actions under Rule 23(b)(2) because...