6th Cir. Published Decisions for Feb. 12-16, 2007 (One Ky Decision)

Opinion	Pub Date	Short Title/District
07a0059p.06	2007/02/12	Gencorp Inc v. Olin Corp     Northern District of Ohio at Akron CERCLA:  Potentially responsible parties, contribution, and clean up costs
07a0060p.06	2007/02/13	Roger Miller Music v. Sony/ATV Publishing     Middle District of Tennessee at Nashville COPYRIGHTS:  Renewal rights following assignment
07a0061p.06	2007/02/13	Pollett v. Rinker Materials     Western District of Kentucky at Louisville ERISA: STD, and no discretionary authority to interpret contract BALDOCK, Circuit Judge. The issue in this appeal is whether an employee, while suspended without pay, was “actively at work” and thus qualified to receive short-term disability benefits under his employer’s ERISA plan. The plan administrator said no. The district court also said no and dismissed the action on undisputed facts. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Because the ERISA plan does not provide the administrator discretionary authority to construe its terms, we review the prior construction of the plan de novo. See Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch, 489 U.S. 101, 115 (1989). Applying this standard, we affirm.
07a0062p.06	2007/02/14	Teen Ranch v. Udow     Western District of Michigan at Lansing DISCRIMINATION:  Claim based on religion and residential services in child care
07a0063p.06	2007/02/16	Chesher v. Neyer     Southern District of Ohio at Cincinnati TORTS; IMMUNITY:  Claim arising from photos taken of decedents in Hamilton County morgue without families' consent
07a0064p.06	2007/02/16	Petty v. Franklin Cnty Oh     Southern District of Ohio at Columbus 1983 ACTION: Prison's delay in med treatment to inmate injured in fight
07a0065p.06	2007/02/16	Crockett Colleries v. Barrett     Benefits Review Board BLACK LUNG:  Benefits review
07a0066p.06	2007/02/16	Taveras v. Taveraz     Southern District of Ohio at Columbus ALIEN TORT CLAIMS ACT:  Jurisdiction and child abduction See, Divorce Law Journal Summary and Analysis of this decision!