United States Sixth Circuit - May 2009 Opinion Summaries

US v. Grams

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for bank robbery is vacated where the District Court failed to adequately explain the reasons for Defendant's sentence, as the court did not...

Joint Admin. Comm. v. Wash. Grp. Int'l., Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by a union seeking fringe benefit contributions from a general contractor under a collective bargaining agreement, summary judgment for...

Stark v. Moran

Bankruptcy Law, Securities Law
In a bankruptcy adversary proceeding, the Bankruptcy Court's order approving the Trustee's abandonment of certain stock held by the estate is...

Wuliger v. Mfrs. Life Ins. Co.

Insurance Law, Remedies
In an action for rescission of insurance policies based on their allegedly fraudulent procurement, summary judgment for Plaintiff is reversed, where a...

Limbright v. Hofmeister

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a breach of contract action concerning the purchase of a business, the District Court's order enforcing the parties' settlement agreement is...

Grawey v. Drury

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on Defendant-Officers' allegedly excessive force, the denial of Defendants' qualified immunity is affirmed...

Am. Atheists, Inc. v. Detroit

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an Establishment Clause challenge to a city's building refurbishment program in which religious organizations were allowed to participate, judgment...

US v. Moore

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's child pornography sentence is affirmed where 18 U.S.C. section 3559(e)(1), under which Defendant was convicted, was not ambiguous, and...

Gallagher v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII hostile work environment sexual harassment action, summary judgment for Defendant is reversed where: 1) the District Court erred by...

Keck v. Graham Hotel Sys., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1981 action claiming that Defendant hotel refused to host Plaintiffs' wedding ceremony based on Plaintiffs' race, summary...