Browse recent court opinions from the Sixth Circuit. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis of 30 cases. Federal Appellate Court.
Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Title VII Race Discrimination Case
Cory Driscoll v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judg...
Judicial Immunity Shields Attorneys from Malicious Prosecution Claims
Alexander Ross v. Robinson, Hoover & Fudge, PLLC, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judg...
Sixth Circuit: Attorney's Failure to Object to Jury Instructions Not Ineffective Assistance
Phillip Jones v. Tim Shoop, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Phillip Jones's petition for a wr...
Ohio fishing regulations upheld against Commerce Clause challenge
White's Landing Fisheries, Inc. v. Ohio Dep't of Nat. Res. Div. of Wildlife, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district co...
Taxpayer Fails to State Claim for Unlawful Disclosure of Tax Information
John Ream v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of John Ream's lawsu...
Hospital Wins Discrimination Suit Over Termination
Elaine Smith v. Miami Valley Hosp., decided by Sixth Circuit on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Miami ...
Consent to search phone during arrest was voluntary, court rules
United States v. Christen Clark, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidenc...
Sixth Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Moreno Jackson, II, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion t...
Sixth Circuit Upholds NLRB Finding of Unlawful Discharge for Protected Activity
Rieth-Riley Constr. Co., Inc. v. NLRB, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 13, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Sixth Circuit reviewed the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) order fin...
Union Fails to Prove CBA Violation in Subcontracting Dispute
Rieth-Riley Construction Co. v. Operating Engineers Local 324, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of ...
Statute of Limitations Bars Plaintiff's Claims on Appeal
Barbara Mercer v. Anthony Stewart, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defe...
Sixth Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment in Title VII Discrimination Case
Randy Kris Ramgoolam v. Ritu Gupta, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the def...
Sixth Circuit Upholds Firearm Conviction, Denies Suppression Motion
United States v. Mario Delaine, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to supp...
Sixth Circuit Upholds Settlement Agreement, Finding No Breach of Contract
This case involves a dispute over a settlement agreement. Donna Dutton sued Jimmy Shaffer, alleging that Shaffer breached a contract they had entered into. The core of the dispute was whether the sett...
Appeals court upholds settlement agreement, rules in favor of plaintiff
This case involves a dispute over a settlement agreement. Latoya Aaron sued Darren King, alleging that King breached a contract by failing to pay her the agreed-upon settlement amount. The lower court...
Appeals court rules home healthcare workers were employees, not independent contractors, violating wage laws.
This case involves a dispute over whether Americare Healthcare Services, a company providing home healthcare services, properly classified its workers as independent contractors or if they should have...
Sixth Circuit largely upholds asset forfeiture in wire fraud conviction, remands one property.
This case involves a dispute over whether the government could seize assets from Guy Collins, who was convicted of wire fraud. The government sought to forfeit assets that Collins had acquired through...
Appeals Court Reinstates Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Claims Against Employer
This case involves a dispute between Renee Johnson and Matthew Antkoviak. Johnson sued Antkoviak, alleging that he sexually harassed her and retaliated against her when she reported the harassment. Th...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of SEC Employee's Race and Gender Discrimination Claims
This case involves Eric Smith, who was an employee of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and alleged that he was discriminated against based on his race (African-American) and gender (male) ...
Appeals Court Affirms Denial of Arbitration, Finding Power of Attorney Lacked Authority for Healthcare-Related Arbitration Agreement
This case involves BLC Lexington SNF, LLC (BLC) appealing a district court's decision to deny its motion to compel arbitration in a lawsuit brought by Bonnie Townsend. Townsend, as the executrix of he...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Jury Verdict for Former MDOC Employee in Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Case
Machelle Pearson, a former employee of the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC), sued MDOC alleging that she was subjected to a hostile work environment and sex discrimination, and that she was r...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Lower Court Ruling: Fresh Bourbon Breached Contract with Victory Global
This case involves a dispute between Victory Global, LLC and Fresh Bourbon, LLC regarding a contract for the production and distribution of bourbon. Victory Global sued Fresh Bourbon, alleging breach ...