United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Williamson v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that insurer/administrator wrongfully denied health insurance benefits for plaintiff's daughter pursuant to an employee health...

Village of Oakwood v. State Bank & Trust Co.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Intervention by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in a suit cannot create federal jurisdiction where none existed.

Baptist Physician Hosp. Org., Inc v. Humana Military Healthcare Servs., Inc.

Contracts, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law, Remedies
A judgment finding defendant-managed care support contractor liable for breach of contract, and awarding plaintiffs-medical service providers...

Cook v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of a complaint for Social Security benefits as untimely filed is affirmed where the complaint was filed one day beyond the close of the...

US v. Hardin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A certificate of appealability is required as a prerequisite for a habeas petitioner's appeal of a denial of a Rule 60(b) motion.

Crosby v. Rohm & Haas Co.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA suit brought against a company seeking to recover benefits allegedly owed to plaintiff as a beneficiary of her father's life insurance...

In re: Acosta

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
A motion for an order authorizing the district court to consider a second or successive motion to vacate defendant's sentence for drug related...

Brown v. Earthboard Sports USA, Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
The National Securities Markets Improvement Act (NSMIA) preempts state securities registration requirements only with respect to securities that...

Stockman v. Oakcrest Dental Ctr., P.C.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an Age Discrimination and Employment Act (ADEA) and state law action arising from the termination of the employment of plaintiff, a 73 year-old...

US v. Bolden

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for an offense arising from the robbery of an armed car courier is affirmed over meritless claims that the district court erred: 1) by...