United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Grossman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Sentencing
A sentence for possessing images of minors engaged in sexual activity is affirmed where the sentence of 66 months in prison and 10 years of supervised...

Jenkins v. Rock Hill Local Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Health Law
In an action against a school district and a school superintendent raising First Amendment retaliation and privacy claims, summary judgment for...

US v. Ridner

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In an appeal challenging an in limine ruling that denied defendant the opportunity to present a necessity defense at trial to charges of being a...

US v. Swafford

Criminal Law & Procedure
A conviction for offenses involving the sale of iodine used in the production of methamphetamine is reversed in part and remanded where: 1)...

In re: Davis

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
A petition requesting a direct appeal to the circuit court under 28 U.S.C. section 157(d)(2), seeking to appeal an order confirming debtor's Chapter...

US v. Moon

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction and sentence for health care fraud and making false statements regarding health care matters is affirmed over challenges to: 1)...

Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Flowers

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a declaratory judgment action arising from a coverage dispute, an order granting plaintiff-insurer's motion for declaratory judgment is affirmed...

NCR Corp. v. Korala Assocs. Ltd.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Copyright, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Intellectual Property
In a copyright and contract action brought by one of the largest providers of ATM equipment against defendant involving certain software it developed...

US v. Sedore

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for conspiracy to defraud the IRS and identity theft is affirmed where: 1) for purposes of applying sentence enhancements, defendant did...

Curry v. Hensiner

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a suit brought by a child's parents against a school district and principal arising when the principal did not allow the child to "sell" certain...