United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

COURTNEY v. SMITH

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts
Plaintiffs do not fall within the "zone of interest" of any procurement statute, and thus lack prudential standing to bring an Administrative...

THE PAINTING CO. v. NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD.

Labor & Employment Law
An employer engaged in anti-union activity under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) where 1) painters were not independent contractors under the...

HOLLAND v. GAYLORD ENTM'T CO.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment pregnancy discrimination action, the employee bears the burden of demonstrating that the employer had actual knowledge of her...

US v. WINBUSH

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence enhancement, for offense conduct amounting to a threat of death, was proper where a note handed to bank tellers constituted a threat of...

PASCHAL v. FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
A mortgage-lending discrimination lawsuit is barred where denial of a loan occurred more than three years prior to the filing of the complaint, and no...

PASCHAL v. FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Civil Rights, Remedies
When only one set of plaintiffs ultimately prevailed in a mortgage-lending discrimination lawsuit, attorney fees and interest must be reduced to...

ROCKWEKK v. YUKINS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Federal habeas relief is improper where a state court reasonably found that a murder conspirator's opportunity to present a complete defense was not...

GRAY v. MEIJER, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark, Trade Dress
A claim of trade dress infringement under the Lanham Act is not actionable where, under examination of eight relevant factors, a purportedly...

JONES v. UNION COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a claim based on the sheriff's department's failure to serve an order of protection upon plaintiff's husband, who eventually shot plaintiff, she...

DOE v. CITY OF ROSEVILLE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
A student's claim under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, based on sexual abuse by a public school teacher, is not actionable where claimant has not alleged the...