United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Benge v. Johnson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of habeas relief in a death penalty case is affirmed over petitioner's claims of error regarding whether: 1) the prosecution withheld favorable...

Metro. Life Ins. Co. v. Conger

Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
Under federal common law, applicants for insurance have no duty to disclose undiagnosed symptoms or medical history not specifically requested by an...

US v. Jackson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for distribution and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine is affirmed where: 1) dismissal was not an available...

Elliott v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action stemming from a plan administrator's denial of a claim for long-term disability benefits, a judgment in favor of the administrator...

Hollins v. Methodist Healthcare, Inc.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against a former employer claiming that her termination as a resident in the hospital's Clinical Pastoral Education program violated the...

Chirco v. Crosswind Cmtys., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Remedies
In a suit brought by real estate developers alleging that defendants had copied plaintiffs' architectural design for a "twelve-plex" condominium...

Griffith v. Coburn

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 civil rights action stemming from an individual's death during his arrest by defendants-police officers, summary judgment...

US v. Mooneyham

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's convictions on drug related charges are affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) denial of motions for continuance and for substitution...

US v. Wells

Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law, Sentencing
For purposes of recidivist sentencing under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. section 924(e), a prior adjudication of juvenile...

US v. Whited

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence on counts relating to the manufacture and use of methamphetamine is affirmed over his challenge relates to whether his arrest in...