USA - November 1 2013
The Sixth Circuit recently shed light on a district court's discretion to award sanctions under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 in an unpublished opinion…
USA - September 12 2013
Although we've covered a number of interlocutory appeals here on the blog recently, this week's decision by the Sixth Circuit is particularly…
USA - September 5 2013
In 2011, TripAdvisor rated Grand Resort Hotel and Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee number one on its list of the "Dirtiest Hotels in…
USA - October 1 2012
In Boggio v. USAA Federal Savings Bank, Case No. 11-4040, the Sixth Circuit joined the First, Fourth, Seventh and Ninth circuits in recognizing a private cause of action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s §1681s-2.
USA - September 14 2012
The Sixth Circuit’s recent decision and resulting partial dissent in LidoChem, Inc. v. Stoller Enterprises, Inc., Case No. 10-1686, provide an interesting analysis of an appellate court’s ability to consider facts contained in a summary judgment record but not specifically presented to the district court.