United States Sixth Circuit - June 2007 Opinion Summaries

US v. Villareal

Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence pursuant to a plea agreement to distribution and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and an order denying defendant's motion...

Pagan v. Fruchey

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action against a town and police chief alleging that a section of the town's traffic code constitutes an unconstitutional restriction on...

Thomas v. Miller

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought against plaintiff's former employer and supervisor for health benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA),...

In re: Rodriguez

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a matter involving a suit brought against plaintiff's former employer, FedEx, alleging racially-based discrimination and retaliation under state...

US v. Crowell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Juvenile Law, Sentencing
The use of procedurally sound juvenile adjudications as Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) predicates does not violate due process. Defendant's...

Parker v. Gen. Extrusions, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Judgment as a matter of law for defendant on plaintiff's claim for punitive damages in relation to her Title VII gender discrimination suit is...

US v. Hudson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction and sentence for fraudulently obtaining more than $200,000 from a school district is affirmed over claims that the district court erred:...

Zomba Enters., Inc. v. Panorama Records, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies
In a copyright infringement action brought against a purveyor of karaoke discs, summary judgment and a monetary award for plaintiff-copyright holder...

Clark v. Waller

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Summary dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus from a first-degree murder conviction is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1)...

Harlamert v. World Finer Foods, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by the administrator of an estate against a closely held corporation alleging that the estate is permitted to...