United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

NARTRON CORP. v. STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
Summary judgment for defendant on its claims of laches and genericness in response to plaintiff's action for trademark infringement are affirmed.

MICHIGAN BELL TEL. CO. v. STRAND

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Contracts
An Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) failed to show that the Michigan Public Service Commission acted arbitrarily or capriciously in determining...

HOPSON v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Where plaintiff raised a genuine issue of material fact as to whether defendant's proffered reasons for its employment actions were pretextual,...

HARDAWAY v. WITHROW

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Michigan Court of Appeals properly found that a trial judge had not given the jury a new and different instruction on manslaughter, and the jury was...

OVERSTREET v. LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOV'T

Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
A temporary injunction was properly denied where claims, that a Real Property Policy and Disclosure Form constitutes an invasion of privacy and an...

FORD v. GEN. MOTORS CORP.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
An employee's retaliation claim was actionable where an increased workload, heightened scrutiny, and constructive discharge constituted materially...

US v. TOWNSEND

Criminal Law & Procedure
Police officers lacked reasonable suspicion to detain defendants until a canine unit arrived, based on a combination of factors before the officers,...

MILLER v. COLLINS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Due to petitioner's lack of notice, his diligence in pursuing his claims, and Ohio's failure to argue prejudice, the 28 U.S.C. section 2244 one-year...

JOHNSON v. CITY OF CINCINNATI

Constitutional Law
The right to travel locally through public spaces and roadways is secured by substantive due process, and is protected by the U.S. Constitution. A...

SKOUSEN v. BRIGHTON HIGH SCHOOL

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of a state trooper's motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity, in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action, was erroneous because 1)the defense...