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Civil Digest

Jul 8, 2019

Sentencing – Supervised Release

In this appeal, David Tjader challenges several conditions of his supervised release on grounds he did not raise in the district court.

Jul 8, 2019

Exclusion of Evidence

Bodum USA, Inc. (“Bodum”) produces and sells what design magazines and art museums have recognized as an iconically designed houseware product—the Chambord French press coffeemaker.

Jul 8, 2019

Trademark Infringement – Expert Testimony

The word “capsule” can describe many things—a pharmaceutical pill, a space pod, or a short synopsis, for example. What about a cellphone case?

Jul 8, 2019

Jurisdiction

This case turns on the requirement in 28 U.S.C. § 2107(c) that a litigant show excusable neglect or good cause to file an appeal after the deadline for doing so has passed.

Jul 3, 2019

Medicare – Notice And Comment Obligations

One way or another, Medicare touches the lives of nearly all Americans.

Jul 3, 2019

Bankruptcy – Civil Contempt – Discharge Order

At the conclusion of a bankruptcy proceeding, a bankruptcy court typically enters an order releasing the debtor from liability for most prebankruptcy debts.

Jul 3, 2019

Title VII Violation – Jurisdiction

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 proscribes discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Jul 3, 2019

Sentencing – Supervised Release

This case requires the Court to decide whether a convicted criminal’s period of supervised release is tolled—in effect, paused—during his pretrial detention for a new criminal offense.

Jul 3, 2019

Malpractice – Statute of Limitations

This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals affirming an order of the Circuit Court for Ashland County, Robert E. Eaton, Judge, granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Respondent Dr. James A. Hamp.

Jul 3, 2019

Statutory Interpretation – Burglary

This case is before the court on a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Jul 3, 2019

6th Amendment Violation

Peter Hanson ("Hanson") seeks review of the court of appeals' decision affirming the circuit court's denial of his postconviction motion.

Jul 3, 2019

Claim Preclusion

The petitioner, Wilson Mutual Insurance Company (Wilson), seeks review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals reversing the circuit court's order that determined the Teskes' claims were barred by the doctrine of claim preclusion.

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