United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Tuttle v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson County

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an age discrimination and retaliation suit stemming from defendant's termination of plaintiff's employment, judgment as a matter of law for...

Elec. Data Sys. Corp. v. Donelson

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of a petition for an order vacating an arbitration award in favor of respondents-employees in an employment racial and disability...

Carver v. City of Cincinatti

Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought against a city, police officers, and firefighters/EMTs, denial of qualified immunity for the officers...

Surles v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
A judgment awarding $8 million in compensatory damages to plaintiff for injuries sustained while a passenger on one of defendant-Greyhound's buses and...

United Steelworkers of Am. v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
A judgment compelling arbitration of a dispute brought by a union over a side agreement that limited company contributions to retiree healthcare...

Bakri v. Venture Mfg. Co.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA case arising from a company's deferred compensation plan, summary judgment for defendant holding that plaintiff-former employee was a...

US v. Davis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A police officer's conviction for extortion is affirmed over claims that the extortion must have a substantial effect on interstate commerce to...

US v. Williams

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Grant of a suppression motion in a prosecution for possession of an illegal and unregistered firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm is...

Van v. Jones

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A Michigan defendant's consolidation hearing is not a critical stage of the criminal proceeding against him and the total absence of counsel at such a...

Tatis v. US Bancorp

Banking Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
Summary judgment for defendant-bank in an action for breach of contract, negligence, and violation of Ohio law based on the bank's payment of forged...