United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

LENNING v. COMMERCIAL UNION INS. CO.

Insurance Law
Homeowner's insurance policy did not cover claim that insured breached contract in construction and sale of home to third party even if insured...

LOGAN v. DENNY'S, INC.

Labor & Employment Law
Where employer conditioned plaintiff's continued employment on terms less favorable than her former status, despite a decade of working at a higher...

US v. HEATH

Criminal Law & Procedure
Investigative stop that discovered only house keys does not support probable cause to try keys in apartment building to determine which apartment the...

HICKSON CORP. v. NORFOLK S. RY. CO.

Remedies
Where a plaintiff alleges contract and negligence theories of recovery from the same incident, the jury verdict form that does not allow jury to award...

MILLSAPS v. THOMPSON

Elections
Tennessee's early voting system, Tenn. Code Ann. 2-6-102(a)(1), does not conflict with federal statutes establishing the first Tuesday after the first...

US v. WRIGHT

Criminal Law & Procedure
Where evidence is only "potentially useful," its destruction by government officials does not violate a defendant's right to access exculpatory...

US v. HODGE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
When an independent, professional health care provider submits a fraudulent billing to an insurance company, the care provider is eligible for a...

AMINI v. OBERLIN COLL.

Labor & Employment Law
In Title VII and age discrimination claims, the 300-day limitation period to file a compliant with the EEOC begins when the plaintiff discovers...

US v. CROZIER

Criminal Law & Procedure
While including one color photograph in photographic line-up of black-and-white photos may be suggestive, it will not automatically make the witness...

IN RE: CLEMMONS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Apprendi does not apply retroactively to cases on collateral review by the Supreme Court.