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Case Summary: Nissan N. Am; Court examines Collection Protocol and Request for Protective Order
Nissan N. Am., Inc. v. Johnson Elec. N. Am., Inc., CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-CV-11783, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16022 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 17, 2011). Nissan had already produced “1.79 million” pages of… more →
Post Process
No 'essentially unlimited right' to search student mobile phone
wrote 2 months ago: By Neil Guthrie (nguthrie@blg.com) The digital age raises difficult privacy issues. The Supreme Cour … more →
"Colorblindness": Without Clear Explanation of the Hegemonic Power Structure in the United States, Blind Use of Initiatives to Determine Human Rights Can Have Unfair Results for the Minority Group
wrote 2 months ago: The use of ballot referenda to amend the definition of rights that primarily affect a minority group … more →
En Banc 6th Circuit Overturns Voter-Mandated Affirmative Action Ban in Michigan
wrote 7 months ago: An en banc federal appeals court has struck down a voter-approved ban on affirmative action in Michi … more →
Severance Payments Held to be Exempt From FICA Taxes; Creates Split in the Circuits
wrote 7 months ago: In a recent case, United States v. Quality Stores, the Sixth Circuit ruled that certain severance pa … more →
6th Circuit Rejects Company's Sexual Harassment Policy
wrote 9 months ago: An interesting new decision from the 6th Circuit today, reversing a grant of summary judgment in a s … more →
Sixth Circuit Rules Kentucky's Attorney Ethics Rule Violates First Amendment
wrote 10 months ago: “The right of every citizen, including attorneys, to publicly express opinions about the perfo … more →
Today's Lesson: USERRA's Reemployment Provisions Allow Employers No Discretion About Reinstatement
wrote 11 months ago: There are four – and only four – things that a returning veteran must demonstrate in ord … more →
“But-For” Causation Standard Applies To Claims Under The Americans With Disabilities Act
wrote 1 year ago: By Leila G. O’Carra Since 1995, a plaintiff making an ADA claim in the Sixth Circuit could succeed o … more →
New 6th Circuit case on EAJA fees
wrote 1 year ago: http://j.st/WG6 The district court gave a sentence-four remand bit refused EAJA fees citing that due … more →
6th Circuit Applies Gross to Pre-2008 ADA Cases. Confusion Reigns.
wrote 1 year ago: Let’s say you think that your company fired you because of a disability. The Americans with Disabili … more →
Fun with ERISA: The Perils of Multiemployer Pension Plans
wrote 1 year ago: Ever heard of the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (MPPAA)? MPPAA deals with pensio … more →
6th Circuit: Each Harassment Plaintiff Must Prove Her Own Claim
wrote 1 year ago: If a bunch of folks all band together and sue their common employer, each bringing individual harass … more →
6th Circuit Affirms FMLA Judgment Against Ohio Company
wrote 1 year ago: The Sixth Circuit has affirmed a key part of a rather large FMLA judgment against an Ohio company fo … more →
6th Circuit: McDonnell Douglas Applies to FMLA Interference Cases [Huh?]
wrote 1 year ago: If an employee claims that her employer retaliated against her for exercising protected rights under … more →
6th Circuit: Ability to Yell at Students is an Essential Function of aTeaching Position
wrote 1 year ago: The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a grant of summary judgment in a disability discrimina … more →
Eye on the Courts
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wrote 1 year ago: The Sixth Circuit recently heard oral arguments on an interesting “free exercise” case. … more →
Court of Appeals Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Clause
wrote 1 year ago: By George J. Miller In the recent case of Hergenreder v. Bickford Senior Living Group, No. 10-1474, … more →
Obama Wants a Supreme Court Ruling on the ACA
wrote 1 year ago: Honestly, I thought this was a fight that the President would avoid during an election year: WASHING … more →
6th Cir.: Summary Judgment Reversed in Promotions Case; Agency Determination Should Receive "substantial weight"
wrote 1 year ago: The 6th Circuit has reversed a grant of summary judgment in a race-based promotions case, based on e … more →
