United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Garcia

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute marijuana is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court erred in denying a...

Int'l Union, United Auto., Aerospace, & Agric. Implement Workers of Am. v. Gen. Motors Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In challenges brought by objecting retirees of Ford and GM to a settlement between their union and the companies of a class action ERISA dispute over...

US v. Ellis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Grant of defendant's motion to suppress evidence in a prosecution for drug-related offenses is reversed where the district court erred by suppressing...

Lowery v. Euverard

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Sports Law
In a suit alleging that plaintiffs' First Amendment rights were violated after they were dismissed from a high school football team, denial of summary...

Williams v. Grosse Pointe Park

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a police officer and municipality alleging violation of plaintiff's rights under the Fourth Amendment,...

Nat'l Ecological Found. v. Alexander

Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement
Denial of a motion by the state of Tennessee to clarify its obligations under a 1985 consent decree regarding the state's plans to improve a stream is...

O'Neill v. Kemper Ins. Cos.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit over the obligation of an insurer to pay attorney's fees after an action against plaintiff for judicial misconduct, summary judgment for...

Barber v. Overton

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit concerning the release of several corrections officers' social security numbers and birth dates to prisoners, summary...

Denhof v. Grand Rapids

Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by female police officers against a municipality alleging employment retaliation resulting from an earlier lawsuit, grant of defendant's...

Harnden v. Ford Motor Co.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Evidence
In a suit over an allegedly defective recreational vehicle, summary judgment for defendant-manufacturer is affirmed where: 1) the admission of a...