United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

NORTHWOODS WILDERNESS RECOVERY, INC. v. US FOREST SERV.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Forest Service's approval of a timber project without adherence to a statutorily-mandated environmental analysis was arbitrary and capricious...

WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INS. CO. V. VULCAN DEV., INC.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
An untimely counterclaim was excused by Mich Comp. Laws section 600.5823, which does not limit the type of counterclaim that can be asserted, but...

AMWAY DISTRIB. BENEFITS ASS'N v. NORTHFIELD INS. CO.

Copyright, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property
The definition of "Advertising Injury" applied to excess liability coverage for liability arising out of copyright violation, and where the insurer...

EISENMANN CORP. v. SHEET METAL WORKERS INT'L ASS'N LOCAL NO. 24

Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An arbitration award did not violate section 9(a) or 8(e) of the National Labor Relations Act, or contravene labor policy, as it enforced terms of a...

LAWLER v. FIREMAN'S FUND INS. CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Where underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage arose by operation of Ohio law, a claim to UIM benefits under a general liability insurance policy was not...

US v. DUPREE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Government established the jurisdictional predicate for prosecution of Hobbs Act racketeering conspiracy and armed robbery convictions, and statements...

STANEK v. GRECO

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The weight of Michigan cases indicates that a claim for tortious interference with an at-will employment relationship exists under Michigan law.

WRIGHT v. MASSANARI

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
Substantial evidence supported the Commissioner of Social Security's decision that a Social Security benefit claimant was not disabled pursuant to the...

IN RE: SMOTHERS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
A citation for criminal contempt against an assistant federal defender is vacated, where the district court did not follow the proper notification...

KU v. STATE OF TENNESSEE

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Appearing without objection and defending on the merits is a form of voluntary invocation of federal court jurisdiction sufficient to waive a state's...