Cases — February 15th through 21st
Burrell v. Colvin (10th Cir., February 18, 2015) (affirming denial of disability and supplemental security income benefits)
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Cases — February 8th through 14th
False Claim Act Vanlangingham v. Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority (10th Cir., February 11, 2015) (affirming a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of False Claims Act suit because of Vanlandingham’s knowing and voluntary execution of a release of all claims) Discrimination Avington v. Metropolitan Tulsa Urban League (10th Cir., February 11, 2015) (affirming summary judgement in favor […]
Cases — February 1st through 7th
Workers Compensation Provo City v. Utah Labor Commission & Duane Serrano (Utah, February 6, 2015) (affirming respondent’s permanent total disability)Tarpley v. Colvin (10th Cir., February 4, 2015) (affirming denial of disability benefits) Discrimination and Retaliation Bejar v. McDonald (10th Cir., February 3, 2015) (“a mere inconvenience or an alteration of job responsibilities [is not] an […]
Cases — January 25th through 31st
Labor Unions M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett (U.S., January 26, 2015) (vacating the judgment of the Sixth Circuit with instructions to employ “ordinary principles of contract law” to provisions regarding retired employees) Discrimination and Retaliation Meyers v. Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center (10th Cir., January 28, 2015) (affirming summary judgement in the absence of […]
Cases — January 18th through 24th
Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease Carver v. Colvin (10th Cir., January 20, 2015) (affirming denial of supplemental security income) Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination Velez v. DeBry & Associates (Utah Ct. App., January 23, 2015) (affirming the lower court’s finding that res judicata barred Velez from litigating his claim in district court because he failed to bring […]
Cases — January 11th through 17th
Ragsdell v. Regional Housing Alliance of la Plata County(10th Cir., January 16, 2015) (overturning denial of summary judgment and recognizing a right to qualified immunity because there is no clearly established constitutional right to accommodation for disabled employees) Davis v. James (10th Cir., January 15, 2015) (affirming grant of summary judgment in favor of James […]
Cases — January 4th through 10th
Discrimination Brainerd v. Schlumberger Technology Corporation (10th Cir., January 10, 2014) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Schlumberger, but disagreeing with the lower court’s rationale) Disability Carter v. Colvin (10th Cir., January 9, 2015) (rejecting challenge to termination of disability benefits upon termination of disability)
Cases — December 7th through 18th
Defamation Singer v. Steidley (10th Cir., December 18, 2014) (dismissing for lack of jurisdiction questions of defamation as well as qualified and absolute immunity) Discrimination Hartigan v. Utah Transit Authority (10th Cir., December 10, 2014) (upholding summary judgement in favor of the UTA on Hartigan’s Title VII claims for gender discrimination and retaliation) Workers’ Compensation […]
Cases — November 23 through December 6
Contract Tomlinson v. NCR Corporation (Utah, November 25, 2014 ) (reversing Court of Appeals determination that NCR’s corporate management policy manual established an implied-in-fact contract (rebutting Tomlinson’s status as an at-will employee); no implied covenant where no contract exists) Discrimination Melin v. Verizon Business, Inc. (10th Cir., November 25, 2014) (upholding summary judgement in favor […]