United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Buck v. Thomas M. Cooley Law Sch.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Education Law, Health Law
In plaintiff's lawsuit against her former law school claiming violation of the ADA and breach of various implied contracts, arising from her dismissal...

Montes v. Trombley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief, claiming that his sentence of 30 t0 60 years for kidnapping exceeded the statutory...

US v. Bronzino

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for aiding and abetting money laundering and sentence to two years' probation and a $2500 fine are affirmed where: 1)...

US v. Wallace

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence of defendant for perjury, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, and use of a communication facility to...

Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of America v. Hillerich & Bradsby Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In plaintiff-insurers' action seeking reimbursement for their settlement contribution against its insured arising from an underlying lawsuit for...

Colvin v. Sheets

Criminal Law & Procedure
In habeas proceedings involving a defendant convicted of attempted murder and felonious assault, district court's judgment finding that a state court...

US v. Almany

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution of defendant for drug and firearm related offenses, the case is remanded for resentencing where: 1) the district court committed...

Fortis Corp. Ins. SA. v. Viken Ship Mgmt. AS

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
In a maritime shipping case involving a claim for rust damage to steel coils caused by exposure to seawater during a journey from Poland to Ohio,...

Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n v. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & Sch.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination and retaliation action brought by a teacher at a religious school claiming violations of the ADA, the district court's...

Urbina-Mejia v. Holder

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a decision of the BIA denying petitioner's applications for withholding of removal is denied where: 1) the BIA erred in finding...