United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Smith v. County of Lenawee

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action brought by the estate of a deceased plaintiff, who died while in custody of the county sheriff's department, the order of the district...

Lee v. Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLP

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against a law firm pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act, claiming that the...

Campbell v. BNSF Ry. Co.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a negligence action wherein plaintiff alleged that he was an "employee" of defendant-railway for purposes of the Federal Employers' Liability Act...

White v. US

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' pre-enforcement challenge to the anti-animal-fighting provisions of the Animal Welfare Act is affirmed where none of the...

US v. Anglin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for bank robbery imposed on a prior remand is reversed and remanded again where intervening decisions by the Supreme Court and the circuit...

Riverview Health Inst. v. Med. Mut. of Ohio

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law
In an action brought by out-of-network providers of health care services against an insurer and its officers raising claims under the Racketeer...

US v. Smith

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendants' convictions arising from their involvement in a large drug conspiracy are affirmed where: 1) the district court properly sustained an...

US v. Everett

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution of defendant for being a felon in possession of a firearm, district court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress the shotgun...

Balmert v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's ERISA claim against her employee benefit plan provider challenging its limited grant of disability benefits, district court's judgment...

Balmert v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's ERISA claim against her employee benefit plan provider challenging its limited grant of disability benefits, district court's judgment...