United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Fielden v. CSX Transp., Inc.

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a suit brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), summary judgment for defendant-employer is reversed as Federal Rule of Civil...

Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Local 334

Administrative Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
An order of the NLRB directing a union and employer to cease and desist unfair labor practices and interference with certain union members' rights...

Nields v. Bradshaw

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of a habeas petition in a death penalty case is affirmed over claims of error regarding prosecutorial misconduct and four claims of ineffective...

US v. Nance

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over claims that the district court erred by: 1) denying a request...

Tapia-Martinez v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of petitioner's second motion to reopen her removal proceedings is denied where: 1) the BIA did not abuse its...

Cress v. Palmer

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a second habeas petition filed by a state prisoner serving a life sentence for first-degree felony murder is affirmed on the ground that...

Okoro v. Hemingway

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In an inmate's action against prison officials alleging that his constitutional rights had been violated by the defendants' enforcement of a policy...

Rochow v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am.

ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA case brought against a plan administrator following its denial of a claim for disability benefits, a ruling against the administrator is...

Riley v. Berghuis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Grant of a habeas petition challenging a conviction and sentence for aiding and abetting a felony murder is reversed where a state court's denial of...

Ctr. Constr. Co., Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
Employer's petition for review of an order finding it committed numerous unfair labor practices to combat the organization of its two-man plumbing...