United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Meridian Leasing, Inc. v. Assoc. Aviation Underwriters

Contracts, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute concerning an aircraft engine, The district court did not err in interpreting a wear and tear provision to require...

Gismondi v. United Tech. Corp.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiffs' claims for early retirement benefits is affirmed where defendant-employer's interpretation of its retirement plan was rational.

US v. Jackson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm is vacated and remanded for resentencing consistent with US v. Booker, 125...

Midkiff v. Adams County Reg'l Water Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Water Law
Plaintiff's constitutional challenges to a Water District's policy, which prohibits tenants from establishing water service accounts in their own...

US v. Gibson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendants' convictions for violating the Mine Safety and Health Act are affirmed over their claim that the admission of testimony from a government...

Cluxton v. Fifth Third Bank

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The bankruptcy court properly found plaintiff-debtor's mobile home to be part of the real property, and, consequently, his proposed "cramdown" of the...

US v. Davidson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendants' sentences are vacated where, pursuant to US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005), the district court plainly erred in applying enhancements, on...

US v. Wesley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's bank robbery conviction is reversed where the admission of "other acts" evidence at trial was improper under Fed. R. Evid. 404(b).

Cavanaugh v. Cardinal Local Sch. Dist.

Education Law, Family Law
Non-lawyer parents may not represent their child in an action brought under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act.

Karkoukli's, Inc. v. Dohany

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a section 1983 case involving a foreclosure sale of real property, defendants' efforts to serve notice on plaintiff, regarding the foreclosure, tax...