United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Nicholson v. City of Warren

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action filed pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against a city alleging plaintiff was injured when her wheelchair was not...

Gen. Motors Corp. v. Lanard Toys, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark
In a trademark and trade dress infringement suit filed against a toy company by GMC involving a series of toy vehicles resembling GMC's Hummer,...

Moross Ltd. P'ship v. Fleckenstein Capital, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Sanctions, Securities Law
In a suit brought against a private investment fund, its general partner, and its investment manager by an investor who suffered substantial losses...

Adika v. Smith

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a contract dispute between a thoroughbred jockey and his former agent in which the agent sought a portion of the yearly stud fee from a stallion,...

Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n v. SunDance Rehab. Corp.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under federal law antiretaliation provisions challenging a separation agreement offered by defendant to discharged employees, summary...

Ramaj v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Evidence, Immigration Law
A petition for review of a denial of an application for asylum and withholding of removal based on alleged persecution in Albania is denied where: 1)...

Spisak v. Mitchell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus in a death penalty case is reversed in part as to denial of claims that: 1) petitioner's trial counsel...

Nafziger v. McDermott Int'l, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiffs- motion for leave to file their amended complaint out of time, as well as pre-trial dismissals in a contract- and...

KY Res. Council, Inc. v. Envt'l Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
The EPA's final rulemaking action approving revisions to Kentucky's State Implementation Plan (SIP) involving air quality standards, under which the...

Apanovitch v. Houk

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a 1991 habeas petition in a death penalty case is reversed in part and remanded, pursuant to a Brady claim, in light of the state-s apparent...