United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

HEGGEN v. LEE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Where defendant failed to show that party affiliation was an appropriate requirement for the performance of the plaintiffs' former positions as deputy...

WEISS v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Where the plain meaning of an "advertising injury" was defined in subject insurance policy as "piracy" and "unfair competition," the term did not...

HARKER v. TROUTMAN

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates
Because shareholders could not assert any personal or direct interest in the proceeds of life insurance policy naming debtor as the beneficiary, they...

DETROIT TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION v. DETROIT NEWSPAPER AGENCY

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Lifetime employment guarantee, contained in a memorandum of agreement between newspaper and union, was a vested right that survived the expiration of...

US v. PENN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
The district court did not have the authority to alter the defendant's criminal history points based upon its conclusion that the defendant's criminal...

US v. PENN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
The district court did not have the authority to alter the defendant's criminal history points based upon its conclusion that the defendant's criminal...

BROWNING v. LEVY

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
A bankruptcy court confirmation order is a final judgment for the purposes of res judicata with respect to claims raised, or that could have been...

CONDAIRE, INC. v. ALLIED PIPING, INC.

Civil Procedure, Judgement Enforcement
The plain language of 28 U.S.C. section 1963, in combination with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 69(a), requires the application of Michigan law in...

COLEMAN v. DEWITT

Criminal Law & Procedure
Punishing a defendant's act of kicking a woman in the stomach and causing her to miscarry in no way implicates a woman's right to determine the...

MILLER v. CHATEAU CMTYS., INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Where the trustee in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy does not move to assume or reject an outstanding lease of the debtor, under 11 U.S.C. section 365(g)(1),...