Cases—January 15th through 21st, 2023

Workers Compensation~Occupational Safety and Disease Norwood v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (10th Cir., January 17, 2023) (affirming summary judgment in favor of United Parcel Service: the district court granted Plaintiff concessions where it could, but the undisputed facts clearly contradict Plaintiff’s version of the interactive process for accommodation of a disability) *Cases marked with an […]

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Cases—January 1st through 7th, 2023

Discrimination~Retaliation *Kahler v. Walmart, Inc. (10th Cir., January 3, 2023) (affirming dismissal of Kahler’s complaint for retaliation, wrongful termination, and failure to rehire: Kahler’s only claims not barred by res judicata fail to state a cause of action) *Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the […]

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Cases — December 18th through 24th, 2022

Discrimination~Retaliation *Delopez v. Bernalillo Public Schools (10th Cir., December 22, 2022) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Defendants on Delopez’s age-discrimination and constructive-discharge claims: there was no evidence of discrimination. Also, reversing summary judgment in favor of Defendants on Delopez’s state-law breach-of-contract claim: Delopez didn’t have to exhaust her administrative remedies without proper notice.) Workers […]

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Cases — December 11th through 17th, 2022

Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Bond v. Wormuth (10th Cir., December 14, 2022) (affirming summary judgment in favor of defendant on Bond’s employment discrimination claims: Bond failed to exhaust her administrative remedies.)’: Bond failed to exhaust her administrative remedies.) Public Employers~Employees *Pigeon v. Oklahoma City (10th Cir., December 14, 2022) (affirming summary judgment in favor of the […]

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Cases—December 4th through 10th, 2022

Workers’ Compensation ~ Occupational Safety and Disease Mitchell v. Labor Commission (Utah Ct. App., December 8, 2022) (Mitchell claimed that one of the medical panel members reviewing his workers’ compensation claim was not impartial. The Commission rejected his objection because he failed to show “actual bias.” The Court of Appeals set aside the Commission decision, […]

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Cases — November 27th through December 3rd, 2022

Discrimination~Retaliation *Flowers v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (10th Cir., November 29, 2022) (affirming summary judgment in favor of UPS on Flowers’ age discrimination and retaliation claims: Flowers failed to raise any genuine issues for trial on any of his claims) *Painter v. Midwest Health, Inc.; Pioneer Ridge Nursing Facility Operations, LLC (10th Cir., November 30, […]

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