United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Gallagher v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII hostile work environment sexual harassment action, summary judgment for Defendant is reversed where: 1) the District Court erred by...

Keck v. Graham Hotel Sys., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1981 action claiming that Defendant hotel refused to host Plaintiffs' wedding ceremony based on Plaintiffs' race, summary...

Robinson v. Shelby Cty. Bd. of Educ.

Civil Rights, Education Law
The District Court's denial of the parties' joint motions to dissolve certain school district desegregation orders is reversed, where the District...

US v. Cox

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's drug conspiracy conviction is affirmed, where there was extensive evidence of Defendant's agreement to collect a drug debt. Sentence is...

Cobbins v. Tenn. Dept. of Transp.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a Title VII action alleging that Defendant failed to promote Plaintiff based on his race, judgment for Defendant is reversed, where the District...

US v. Roberge

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed where: 1) the indictment's statement that Defendant possessed the drugs at issue "on or about" a certain date...

Mazera v. Varsity Ford Mgmt. Servs., LLC

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination action, the denial of Plaintiff's motion seeking a declaration that his agreement to arbitrate was invalid is affirmed...

Baden-Winterwood v. Life Time Fitness, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
In a the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) action seeking unpaid overtime wages, summary judgment for Plaintiffs is affirmed in part, where Defendant...

Hunter v. Sec'y. of U.S. Army

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination action against the Army, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed where: 1) Plaintiff failed to seek Equal...

Thornton v. Graphic Comms. Conf.

Administrative Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
In an ERISA action alleging that Defendant-Union violated ERISA's anti-cutback rule by rescinding an increase of retirement benefits, summary judgment...