Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Universal-MCA Music Publishing, Inc.
583 F.3d 948 (6th Cir. 2009) Cited 165 times
Determining that the district court did not abuse its discretion in granting the motion to dismiss where it concluded that the "plaintiffs' cost-benefit analysis provided a reasonable explanation for seeking dismissal in cases"
Rosenthal v. Bridgestone
217 F. App'x 498 (6th Cir. 2007) Cited 138 times
Finding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in granting the plaintiff's motion to dismiss, which was filed after the court had expressed its inclination to rule favorably on the defendant's pending summary judgment motion, and that "plaintiffs' delay in filing the motion to dismiss did not sufficiently prejudice defendant to preclude dismissal"
U.S. v. Alex Janows Co.
2 F.3d 716 (7th Cir. 1993) Cited 20 times
Holding that, where there was evidence of trial strategy and defendant did not offer evidence outside the record to establish deficient performance, ineffective assistance of counsel claim failed
Rule 41 - Dismissal of Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 41 Cited 108,094 times 195 Legal Analyses
Holding that such dismissal "operates as an adjudication on the merits"