United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

In re: Dow Corning Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Remedies
There is a presumption that default interest should be paid to unsecured claim holders in a solvent debtor bankruptcy case. Further, unsecured...

Ellis v. Cleveland Mun. Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
Judgment as a matter of law in favor of a school district in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case arising from a physical altercation between a child and her...

Frontier Ins. Co. v. Blaty

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies, Sanctions
A judgment and award of damages against defendants in a suit brought by plaintiff, the estate of a child, against a private foster care agency under a...

Poindexter v. Mitchell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a death penalty case, grant of habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. section 2254 on the grounds that petitioner received constitutionally...

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Universal Telecom, Inc.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Government Law
An order of the Kentucky Public Service Commission allowing a telecommunications company, an entrant to a local telephone market, to adopt an existing...

Killian v. Yorozu Auto. Tennessee, Inc.

Education Law, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Transportation
In the context of a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) action, enrolment in school after a diligent job search does not constitute a failure to...

US v. Jones

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over his claims that: 1) a jury, not a judge, should have determined the...

US v. Cook

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for civil rights, racketeering, and drug violations is affirmed over a meritless claim that the district court improperly calculated...

Vickers v. Fairfield Med. Ctr.

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case brought by a private police officer against his employer and individuals alleging sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation in...

US v. Yopp

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for violating the terms of his supervised release is vacated where there was no evidence of the district court's consideration of...