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   Federal Courts - 6th Circuit Court of Appeals - February 13 - February 14, 2007

  
Pollett v. Rinker Materials Corp., No. 05-6459, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, February 13, 2007, Decided , February 13, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Employee was not qualified to receive disability benefits under ERISA plan, which required him to be "actively at work" when he notified employer of disability. Plan stated one would be considered "actively at work" if he was at work on day preceding excused leave of absence, but employee's suspension without pay was not excused leave of absence.

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Roger Miller Music, Inc. v. Sony/ATV Publ'g, LLC, Nos. 05-6824/6880, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, February 13, 2007, Decided , February 13, 2007, Filed
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Overview: District court correctly determined that the renewal copyrights in the 1958-1963 songs belonged to the recording company because there was evidence of a clear intent on the part of the deceased singer to transfer the renewal copyrights in the 1958-1963 songs to the company's predecessor in interest.

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Cooper v. County of Washtenaw, No. 06-1013, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, February 14, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Officer was not entitled to summary judgment in 42 U.S.C.S. § 1983 case alleging deliberate indifference to inmate's risk of suicide in violation of Eighth Amendment as officer's knowledge gave rise to inference of risk and he was not entitled to qualified immunity based on air warning that his actions would constitute a constitutional violation.

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United States v. Kidwell, No. 03-6617, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, February 14, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Defendant did not clearly and unequivocally assert his Sixth Amendment right to self-representation upon being informed of the dangers of self-representation. Given the denial of the request and his subsequent failure to reassert his request clearly and unequivocally, it reasonably appeared that he had abandoned his request to represent himself.

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