Sixth Circuit rejects director’s arguments that effective termination extinguished his fiduciary duties to corporation *

USA - August 14 2012
In Petroleum Enhancer, LLC v. Woodward (Case No. 11-1167), the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court’s decision to grant summary judgment on Polar Molecular Holding Corporation’s (Polar Holding) breach of fiduciary duty claim against one of its directors and its civil conspiracy claim against individual third-party defendants.

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Florida’s journey into the age of electronic discovery providing uniformity with the federal approach (… for the most part) *

USA - July 12 2012
The Florida Supreme Court just approved new civil procedure rules addressing the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI) in Florida state courts.

Co-authors: Robert E. Singleton, Jill S. Kirila, Scott A. Kane, Mia Burroughs Fraser .

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Sixth Circuit reverses summary judgment, finds expert testimony improperly excluded by district court *

USA - May 1 2012
As we reported last week, a trend has emerged in the Sixth Circuit with expert witnesses facing difficult challenges so far this year. 

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Sixth Circuit to consider Chrysler dealers' appeal *

USA - April 24 2012
In the aftermath of the 2009 bankruptcies of Chrysler LLC (“Old Chrysler”) and General Motors Corporation (“Old GM”), Congress enacted Section 747 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-117 (“Section 747”).

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Blue Cross files petition for rehearing en banc of antitrust immunity appeal *

USA - March 9 2012
We recently reported on the Sixth Circuit’s decision to dismiss an antitrust appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 

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