United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Talley v. Family Dollar Stores of Ohio, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against plaintiff's former employer raising claims of discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Ohio's...

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Farris

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In a case involving a Kentucky tax imposed on the gross revenues of telecommunications providers, the circuit court rules that: 1) under the First...

Univ. of Pittsburgh v. Townsend

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Education Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a university's suit claiming that defendants misappropriated plaintiff's rights and interests in a type of medical-scanning technology that the...

Hughes v. Region VII Area Agency on Aging

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an action claiming that defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and retaliated against plaintiff's exercise of First Amendment...

Mohnkern v. Prof'l Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit claiming plaintiff was owed attorneys' fees under Florida law by defendant-insurer, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1)...

Metro Hydroelectric Co., LLC v. Metro Parks

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In dispute regarding property rights to an area of land related to an easement, grant of a preliminary injunction to plaintiff is reversed where: 1)...

Koulibaly v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
Petition for review of order of removal to Guinea is granted where Board of Immigration Appeals' decision was based upon: 1) minor inconsistencies...

US v. Kalymon

Evidence, Immigration Law
In the revocation of defendant's American citizenship on the basis that he persecuted Jews during World War II, advocated or acquiesced in conduct...

Boykin v. Webb

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Habeas Corpus
In conviction for murder and related charges, denial of writ of habeas corpus is reversed where petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to effective...

Tucker v. Palmer

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a claim for relief from a conviction for second-degree home invasion, grant of petition for habeas corpus is reversed where: 1) it was not...