United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Stutler v. T.K. Constr. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of a motion to stay proceedings pending arbitration of contract and tort claims arising out of defendant's construction of plaintiff's house is...

Kusens v. Pascal Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Elder Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment as a matter of law for defendants in a wrongful termination case alleging age discrimination, retaliation, and a state public policy claim is...

US v. Dotz

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Denial of defendant's motion for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal from a sentence on drug-related offenses is affirmed where the...

Caradon Doors & Windows, Inc. v. Eagle-Picher Indus., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
A district court's reversal of a bankruptcy court's grant of a motion to stay a contract and patent action, involving artificial-wood door...

Johnson v. City of Detroit

Civil Rights, Government Benefits, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law
The Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (LBPPPA), the United States Housing Act of 1937, and their administrative regulations do not create...

Days Inn Worldwide, Inc. v. Patel

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Denial of a motion for relief from judgment in a contract and Lanham Act case is affirmed where, although defendant did not have the requisite amount...

Moore v. Rohm & Haas Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, ERISA, Elder Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal without prejudice of a purported class action suit brought by retirees involving defendants' denial of collectively-bargained-for health...

Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters AFL-CIO v. United Parcel Serv. Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Dismissal of a suit brought by a union claiming that it had a right to designate a representative on a safety committee established by its collective...

Gillard v. Mitchell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A partial grant of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus from a death sentence is reversed in part over claims of error regarding: 1) trial counsel's...

ACLU v. Mercer County, Kentucky

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Petition for rehearing is denied, both en banc and by the original panel, in a case concerning the Establishment Clause where the issues raised in the...