John K. Bush

Sixth Circuit En Banc Bars Class Action Over State Farm's Typical-Negotiation Adjustment, Joining Five-Circuit Majority

The Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc, on Friday reversed class certification for roughly 90,000 Tennessee State Farm customers challenging the insurer's "typical negotiation" adjustment for totaled vehicles, holding that individualized fai...

Jessica Clippinger v. State Farm Auto. Ins. Co.

Sixth Circuit Bars Discovery Before Qualified Immunity Ruling Without Finding Factual Dispute

The Sixth Circuit vacated a district court order allowing discovery to proceed before ruling on a police officer’s qualified immunity motion, holding that such a deferral is only permissible if the court first finds a genuine dispute of...

Elaine Smith v. Miami Valley Hospital

Sixth Circuit Vacates Guilty Plea in Drug Case Over Ineffective Assistance Claims

The Sixth Circuit has vacated the denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea in United States v. Christen Clark, remanding the case for an evidentiary hearing on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.