United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

SAGAN v. US

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
In a claim under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. sections 740 et seq., plaintiffs produced evidence sufficient to create a genuine issue of...

PEABODY COAL CO. v. ODOM

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
An administrative law judge's decision to award black lung benefits was supported by substantial medical evidence, and was consistent with applicable...

HUNLEY v. DUPONT AUTO.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a claim for exposure to a large paint spill during employment at an automotive plant, plaintiff failed to raise a genuine issue with respect to...

JONES v. CITY OF MONROE

Civil Rights, Government Law
The district court did not err in determining that an ADA plaintiff was not excluded from parking benefits offered by a city, and did not err in...

YUHASZ v. BRUSH WELLMAN, INC.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The district court correctly found that plaintiff failed to allege a qui tam action for purported False Claims Act violations with sufficient...

MEYERS v. COLUMBIA/HCA HEALTHCARE CORP.

Attorney's Fees, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendants were immune under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA), in claims arising from denial of reappointment to a hospital's medical...

MAPLES v. STEGALL

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Procedural default prejudiced a habeas petitioner, and remand is necessary for a determination whether petitioner's speedy-trial rights were in fact...

CASTELLANO-CHACON v. INS

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
The federal courts lack jurisdiction to review Board of Immigration Appeals determinations on the timeliness of an asylum application; denial of an...

MCKINNIE v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC.

Civil Procedure
Plaintiffs had actual notice of defendant's pending summary judgment motion, and defendant did not have to notify plaintiffs of the requirements of...

ELEC. WORKERS PENSION TRUST FUND OF LOCAL UNION #58 v. GARY'S ELEC. SERV. CO.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Sanctions
If a corporate officer avoids a court's order to the corporation by failing to take action or attempt compliance, they may be punished for contempt,...