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Birth Control Patch Lawsuit Loses at 6th Circuit
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Pharma can breathe a little easier knowing Sixth Circuit ruled against a 17-year-old girl injured by her birth control patch. It was the country's first ever...
The Fight Over Ohio's Election Laws Fizzles From Mootness
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit just granted the State of Ohio's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Libertarian Party of Ohio in what had...
6th Cir Adopts 'Arm of the State' Test in Whistleblower Suit
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Wayne State University is not a 'person' for purposes of the False Claims Act, which imposes liability on individuals and businesses who defraud the federal...
SCOTUS Refuses Cert. of Habeas Corpus Case, Scalia Dissents ... Calmly
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The nation's highest court refused to intervene in a Confrontation Clause case in which a convicted murder pled for relief. This is the latest in Sixth Circuit...
You Can Sue Air Polluters Under State Common Law, 6th Says
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Clean Air Act might be massive, complex, and unwieldy, but it doesn't "occupy the field" of air pollution control, the Sixth Circuit reminded us in two...
Ohio Man Convicted of Possessing Ricin, Lying to FBI
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
An Ohio man was convicted of possessing weaponized ricin with intent to use it as a weapon in a rather dramatic suicide plot -- a conviction upheld by the...
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