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What Dangers Require Disclosure in Failure-to-Warn Claims?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Lawyers make the worst surgical patients, because we tend to review lists of complications and ask our doctors about the likelihood of each one. (So my odds of...
Sixth Circuit Rules in Michigan Rape Shield Case
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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal habeas grant in a controversial rape shield law appeal on Wednesday. The Cincinnati-based court issued...
Sixth Circuit Reverses Attorney Sanctions in Child Porn Case
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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed attorney sanctions against Michigan lawyer John Freeman on Tuesday, finding that the district court erred in...
Gay Prisoner Can Sue for Sexual Orientation Discrimination
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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a Michigan prisoner’s discrimination lawsuit on Thursday, finding that the prisoner had sufficiently alleged a...
Maker's Mark Red Wax Seal Not Functional, Just a Pretty Face
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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday that Maker's Mark Distillery, Inc.'s registered trademark for its red dripping wax seal is enforceable...
Driver's Privacy Protection Act Seems Fairly Useless
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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that the bulk purchase of motor vehicle records without a specific need for every record does not violate...