Case Category: Appeals
District of Nevada; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Obtained complete summary judgment in favor of consumer credit reporting company where plaintiff alleged violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Plaintiff subsequently appealed from the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada to the Ninth Circuit…
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
In this challenging habeas corpus case, Emmett represented a client who had been convicted in Michigan state court a decade earlier of assault with intent to commit murder. The conviction had previously been affirmed by the Michigan Court of Appeals,…
Northern District of Ohio; Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Successfully defended Cliffs and certain current and former company executives in a putative ERISA “stock drop” class action. Plaintiffs—participants in the company’s 401(k) plan—alleged that their 401(k) accounts suffered significant losses due to a prolonged decline in the price of…