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   Federal Courts - 6th Circuit Court of Appeals - March 30, 2007

  
Bridgeport Music v. Universal-Mca Music Publ., Nos. 05-5719 / 05-5720 / 05-5724 / 05-5726 / 05-5728 / 05-5729 / 05-5730 / 05-5731 / 05-5732 / 05-5733 / 05-5734 / 05-6283 / 05-6284 / 05-6285 / 05-6286 / 05-6287 / 05-6288 / 05-6289 / 05-6290 / 05-6291, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, March 30, 2007, Decided , March 30, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Where a district court failed to give any reasons for not imposing the cost of defendants' attorneys fees on copyright owners after they voluntarily dismissed the infringement claims pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2), the case was remanded for a more detailed order specifically addressing defendants' request for reasonable terms and conditions.

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Lawrence v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., No. 05-6895, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, March 30, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Welder, who was injured by exposure to toxic chemicals while working at a company's facility, introduced sufficient medical evidence to prove that his injuries were permanent because his physician testified that the chemicals had caused injuries, that injuries were permanent, and that welder was likely to suffer future damages.

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Leffman v. Sprint Corp., No. 06-3211, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, March 30, 2007, Decided , March 30, 2007, Filed
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Overview: All non-credited leave was excluded from an employer's seniority calculations, and thus the effects of the employer's past characterizations (whether justifiable or not) of leaves of absence as non-credited were now felt equally by men and women and by those with and without children.

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Thomas v. Eby, No. 05-1203, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, March 30, 2007, Decided , March 30, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Success in inmate's § 1983 claim that alleged guard retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendment rights would not necessarily have affected duration of his sentence because prison officials would have retained discretion regarding whether to grant inmate parole. Accordingly, the habeas exception did not bar the inmate's § 1983 claim.

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United States v. Safa, 06-1187, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, March 30, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Court upheld defendant's conviction for making a false declaration before a grand jury in violation of 18 U.S.C.S. § 1623 because district court did not admit an improper lay opinion involving a legal conclusion under Fed. R. Evid. 704; district court properly forbade witness from explaining whether defendant's grand jury testimony was "material."

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United States v. Safa, No. 06-1187, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, March 30, 2007, Decided , March 30, 2007, * Filed * This decision was originally issued as an "unpublished decision" filed on March 30, 2007. The court has now designated the opinion as one recommended for full-text publication.
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Overview: Conviction for a violation of 18 U.S.C.S. § 1623 and the imposition of a prison sentence were affirmed in part, because testimony from a U.S. attorney concerning the scope of the grand jury testimony was properly admitted and did not address the ultimate issue of materiality. Sentencing factors under 18 U.S.C.S. § 3553 were properly addressed.

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