United States Sixth Circuit - June 2006 Opinion Summaries

GMC v. Ossa-Gallegos

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Sentencing
A foreign national's sentence for illegally reentering the U.S. after having been previously removed because he had committed an aggravated felony is...

General Motors Corp. v. Keystone Auto. Indus., Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Transportation
Summary judgment for defendants on the issue of "likelihood of confusion" in a suit for trademark infringement and unfair competition is reversed...

Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Amouri's Grand Foods, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trademark
Denial of a cigarette-maker's motion for a preliminary injunction in an action asserting trademark, unfair competition and consumer protection...

US v. Romero

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A decision suppressing drug evidence in the drug conspiracy trials of defendants is affirmed as to a determination that officers had probable cause to...

Satterlee v. Wolfenbarger

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Judgments granting a conditional writ of habeas relief and later granting an unconditional writ are both affirmed, with instructions to clarify an...

US v. Sanders

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
After a conviction has been affirmed on appeal, and a case is remanded solely for resentencing, the question of whether any delay in imposing the...

US v. Newsom

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over claims of error regarding sufficiency of the evidence, admission of...

US v. Vonner

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for distributing cocaine is vacated pursuant to a reasonableness challenge where the district court failed to adequately explain its...

Save Our Cumberland Mountains v. Kempthorne

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an action brought by environmental groups challenging an agency's environmental assessment and decision-making in connection with a coal mining...

Cobb v. Contract Transp., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
The merger or transfer of assets is not always a precondition to successor liability under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Summary judgment...