United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Franklin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendants' sentences for bank robbery are vacated and remanded for resentencing pursuant to US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005).

US v. Hargove

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence as an armed career criminal is vacated where his prior sexual battery convictions were not felonies under the Armed Career...

Lukowski v. CSX Transp.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
A plaintiff who is within the "zone of danger" may not recover damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act for emotional distress suffered as a...

Maldonado v. Wilson

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed over his claim that the state court's admission of a police officer's testimony...

Tisdale v. Fed. Express Corp.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
A jury verdict in favor of plaintiff's claim of retaliation is affirmed over defendant-employer's challenges to the district court's 1)denial of its...

Mickowski v. Visi-Trak Worldwide

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Judgement Enforcement
Defendant, which purchased the remaining assets of a bankrupt corporation, cannot be held liable as a successor to the corporation's liability for an...

US v. Amiker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for a drug conviction is vacated and remanded for resentencing where the district court's sentencing determinations violated the...

US v. Hollingsworth

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for illegally possessing a firearm is vacated and remanded for resentencing in accordance with US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738...

Bank of Montreal v. Am. HomePatient, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence
The bankruptcy court's determination of the amount of damages resulting from defendant-debtor's rejection of an executory contract during chapter 11...

Jackson Tennessee Hosp. v. W. Tennessee Healthcare, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Government Law
Plaintiff's suit, alleging that defendants have committed antitrust violations, is dismissed where the state action doctrine protects defendants from...