United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

ETW CORP. v. JIREH PUBL'G, INC.

Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Sports Law, Trademark
The presence of Tiger Woods's image on art prints did not amount to a valid Lanham Act false endorsement claim, and did not violate the right of...

HDM FLUGSERVICE GMBH v. PARKER HANNAFIN CORP.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Transportation
The economic loss doctrine under Ohio law applies to an aviation service provider's claims for strict liability and implied warranty, arising from...

ELDRIDGE v. GIBSON

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
A district attorney general and private attorneys are entitled to absolute immunity from a suit arising from a section 1983 plaintiff's overturned...

YOUNG v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Tax Law
The district court did not have subject-matter jurisdiction to hear a "direct taxation" claim not raised during the administrative process. The...

LANIER v. BRYANT

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
The two-year limitation period expired before a federal prisoner's pro se action was brought under the Federal Wiretap Act, where information provided...

TESMER v. GRANHOLM

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
A Michigan statute precluding criminal defendants who plead guilty, guilty but mentally ill, or nolo contendre from receiving an appeal of right, and...

INLAND BULK TRANSFER CO. v. CUMMINS ENGINE CO.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A contract arbitration provision was enforceable, but because district courts only have power to compel arbitration within their own districts and the...

ST. MARY'S FOUNDRY, INC. v. EMPLOYERS INS. OF WAUSAU

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The plain language of a business property insurance policy excluded from property coverage the insured's patterns used in production of castings, thus...

AIRLINE PROF'LS ASS'N OF THE INT'L BHD. OF TEAMSTERS, LOCAL UNION NO. 1224 v. AIRBORNE, INC.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff in a complaint to compel arbitration pursuant to section 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act lacks standing because what has allegedly...

GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. v. CHILES POWER SUPPLY, INC.

Civil Procedure, Evidence
Because any communications made in furtherance of settlement are privileged and protected from third-party discovery, there was no abuse of discretion...