United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Peet v. City of Detroit

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law
In an action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 seeking damages from individual Detroit police officers for their alleged unconstitutional seizure...

Ass'n of Cleveland Fire Fighters v. City of Cleveland

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a firefighters union and members challenging Cleveland's residency requirement, grant of defendants' Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal...

Cruse v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision finding that claimant was not disabled and therefore not entitled to disability insurance and supplemental security income benefits under...

US v. Ross

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
Conviction for bank fraud is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in giving a deliberate ignorance instruction; 2) nor...

Leelanau Wine Cellars, Ltd. v. Black & Red, Inc.

Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a case arising out of a trademark dispute between two Michigan wine producers over the use of the word "Leelenau" as part of the name for their...

Loren v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan

Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law
In an action raising claims under 29 U.S.C. sections 1132(a)(2) and 1132(a)(3) of ERISA, dismissal of the action is affirmed in part and reversed in...

Abdulnour v. Campbell Soup Supply Co., LLC

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an Iraqi citizen's action against Campbell's soup company raising a national origin discrimination claim under Title VII and state law, summary...

See v. City of Elyria

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by a police officer, alleging a violation of his First Amendment rights when disciplinary actions were...

Bilali v. Gonzales

Family Law, Immigration Law
A petition for review of a denial of petitioner's motion for reconsideration arising from adjustment of status proceedings is denied as an IJ's prior...

Langley v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Mere labeling by a plan sponsor or administrator is not determinative on whether a plan is governed by ERISA. In a former employee's case brought...