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Federal Courts Man Detained 17 Years After Conviction Overturned Can't Sue

Man Detained 17 Years After Conviction Overturned Can't Sue

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals knows a miscarriage of criminal justice when it sees one, but that doesn't mean that it will entertain civil litigation to...

Federal Courts Continuance or Speedy Trial: You Can't Have it Both Ways

Continuance or Speedy Trial: You Can't Have it Both Ways

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

After reading appellate decisions all day, we appreciate a novel dismissal theory. The courts, however, don't always share that appreciation. The Sixth Circuit...

Federal Courts Summary Judgment Appeal Belly Flops in Cincinnati Pool Case

Summary Judgment Appeal Belly Flops in Cincinnati Pool Case

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Just in time for Memorial Day, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an unpublished opinion this week concerning the question that’s been on every legal...

Federal Courts What Dangers Require Disclosure in Failure-to-Warn Claims?

What Dangers Require Disclosure in Failure-to-Warn Claims?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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...

Federal Courts Sixth Circuit Rules in Michigan Rape Shield Case

Sixth Circuit Rules in Michigan Rape Shield Case

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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...

Federal Courts Sixth Circuit Reverses Attorney Sanctions in Child Porn Case

Sixth Circuit Reverses Attorney Sanctions in Child Porn Case

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed attorney sanctions against Michigan lawyer John Freeman on Tuesday, finding that the district court erred in...

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