United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Barnes v. Wright

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of qualified immunity to conservation officers in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case alleging that the officers had maliciously prosecuted plaintiff...

US v. Fraser

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A conviction arising from a counterfeit-check scheme is affirmed over defendant's claims that the district court erred in admitting into evidence a...

Citizens Ins. Co. of Am. v. MidMichigan Health ConnectCare Network Plan

Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff-insurer's motion for summary judgment in a coverage priority dispute is reversed where a district court erred in deciding that...

US v. Brown

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of a motion to suppress evidence on drug-related offenses obtained as a result of a warrantless entry into defendant's home by a police officer...

US v. Buchanan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed where the district court did not err in calculating his advisory...

Kessler v. Visteon Corp.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant on plaintiffs' negligence claims involving a forklift accident at defendant's plant is reversed where: 1) defendant,...

DaimlerChrysler Corp. Healthcare Benefits Plan v. Durden

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Family Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for one claimant in an interpleader action filed by a pension plan seeking a declaration as to which of two claimants was decedent's...

Superior Beverage Co., Inc. v. Schieffelin & Co.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts
An order remanding and dismissing an action alleging violation of Ohio's Alcohol Beverage Franchise Act (ABFA) arising from defendant-alcohol...

Pavlovich v. Nat'l City Bank

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Civil Procedure
An award of attorney-s fees and costs against plaintiff pursuant to Ohio-s applicable civil RICO statute following summary judgment for defendant-bank...

Aerel, S.R.L. v. PCC Airfoils, L.L.C.

Contracts, Evidence, International Law, International Trade
Summary judgment for defendant, a provider of products used in jet engines and power generating equipment, in a suit brought by its exclusive sales...