United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Ba v. Holder

Immigration Law
The BIA's denial of Petitioner's motion to reopen her asylum hearing is reversed, where the Immigration Judge issued a removal order in absentia, but...

Lockhart v. Napolitano

Immigration Law
In an action seeking adjustment to permanent U.S. resident status, summary judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed, where an alien-spouse, whose...

US v. Vandewege

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's drug sentence is vacated, where the Sentencing Commission retroactively lowered the sentencing range of his offense's term of imprisonment...

Lindsay v. Covenant Mgmt. Group, LLC

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In an appeal from the Bankruptcy Court's decision to allow Defendant's claim against Plaintiff, the Bankruptcy Court's order is affirmed where: 1)...

Miller v. Javitch, Block & Rathbone

Debt Collection
In a class action for violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where the plain language of the...

Moses v. Providence Hosp.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) action based on a hospital's allegedly negligent release of a patient, summary...

Martin v. Cincinnati Gas & Elec. Co.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a tort action based on asbestos exposure, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where: 1) Defendants' products were not a substantial factor...

Tackett v. M&G Polymers, USA, LLC

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA and Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) action for vested health-care benefits, the dismissal of the complaint is reversed, where: 1) a...

US v. Abbey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sentencing
Defendant's bribery and extortion convictions are affirmed, where neither 18 U.S.C. section 666 nor the Hobbs Act requires a direct link between a...

CBC Cos. v. Equifax, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In an antitrust action challenging a fee imposed by consumer reporting agencies for obtaining required data in the residential mortgage-loan industry,...