United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Sch. Dist. of the City of Pontiac v. Sec'y of the US Dep't of Educ.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In school districts' suit against the Secretary of Education seeking, inter alia, a judgment declaring that they need not comply with the No Child...

In re: Ferro Corp. Derivative Litig.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a shareholder derivative suit, dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint for failing to allege, with adequate particularity, that a demand would be...

Staunch v. Cont'l Airlines, Inc.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In flight attendant's action against an employer raising claims for interference and retaliation under the Family Medical Leave Act, and state law...

Truck Drivers Local No. 164 v. Allied Waste Sys., Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In proceedings arising when a driver was terminated for backing his truck into low-hanging telephone lines, summary judgment for employer vacating an...

Bell v. Bell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of habeas relief from a conviction for first degree murder and second degree murder is affirmed where: 1) if the government chooses to provide...

Gruener v. The Ohio Cas. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a jury verdict for plaintiff's former employer pursuant to a finding that she...

Ceraj v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
Petition for review of a decision rejecting Albanian couple's claims for asylum and related relief is denied where: 1) substantial evidence supported...

Simcox v. Simcox

Family Law, International Law
A decision ordering defendant-wife to return to Mexico with two of the four children currently residing with her in Ohio pursuant to the Hague...

US v. Maken

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for income tax evasion and willfully failing to file a federal income tax return is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court erred...

US v. Smith

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for drug-trafficking and firearm-possession offenses, denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized from his residence...