United States Sixth Circuit - March 2007 Opinion Summaries

Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Universal-MCA Music Publishing, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a suit against approximately 800 defendants involved in the record and music-publishing business alleging various claims of copyright infringement,...

Leffman v. Sprint Corp.

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit alleging that Sprint violated Title VII by denying her credit for time that she spent on maternity leave in 1976...

Thomas v. Eby

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In an inmate's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that a prison guard retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendment rights, dismissal...

US v. Kosinski

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Tax Law
A sentence for conspiring to defraud the IRS and additional related offenses is vacated pursuant to the government's claims of error where: 1) the...

US v. Davist

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for false claims against the U.S., conspiracy to defraud the U.S., and false statements is affirmed over a claim that the district court...

Maday v. Pub. Libraries of Saginaw

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought against a library alleging age discrimination and violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, a judgment pursuant to a jury...

US v. Trejo-Martinez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Courts of appeal have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. section 3742 to review a sentence challenged as "unreasonable," even if it was imposed within a...

Alpert v. US

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Government Law, Tax Law
In an appeal involving a claim for a refund of overpaid taxes, summary judgment for the government is affirmed where taxpayers failed to present any...

Foley v. Parker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of a habeas petition in a capital murder case is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) ineffective assistance of counsel during the...

Williamson v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that insurer/administrator wrongfully denied health insurance benefits for plaintiff's daughter pursuant to an employee health...