Discrimination~Retaliation *Padilla v. Mnuchin (10th Cir., November 25, 2020) (affirming summary judgment against Padilla on her retaliation and discrimination claims based on her employment with the IRS: Padilla failed to refute the district court determination; she failed to exhaust her administrative remedies; and she failed to demonstrate any discrimination or unreasonableness in the IRS denial […]
Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Burton v. Vectrus Systems Corporation (10th Cir., November 2, 2020) (affirming award of costs to Vectrus on Burton’s whistleblower retaliation claim: Defendant need not be awarded damages to be considered the “prevailing party” for purposes of awarding costs) *Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of […]
Discrimination~ Retaliation *Palzer v. Coxcom, LLC (10th Cir., October 23, 2020) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Coxcom on Palzer’s age- and race-discrimination claims: Coxcom showed a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for Palzer’s termination, which Palzer failed to prove pretextual) *Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of […]
Discrimination~Retaliation Bird v. West Valley City (10th Cir., October 14, 2020) (affirming verdict in favor of West Valley on Bird’s first amendment retaliation claim: the district court did not err in denying a new trial, nor was the language in the verdict form erroneous)
Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Earles v. Cleveland (10th Cir., August 28, 2020) (affirming dismissal with prejudice of the due process theories in connection with Earles’s sex discrimination claim: Earles failed to raise a liberty interest worthy of procedural due process protection) *Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law […]
Discrimination~Retaliation Hickey v. Brennan (10th Cir., August 14, 2020) (affirming summary judgment in favor of the Postal Service on Hickey’s discrimination claim: Hickey did not exhaust her administrative remedies by contacting an Equal Employment Office counselor within 45 days of termination) *Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of […]
Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Robinson v. Barrett (10th Cir., August 7, 2020) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Barrett, the secretary of the Air Force, on Robinson’s retaliation claim: she failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the reasons for the Air Force’s actions were pretextual) *Cejka v. Vectrus Systems Corporation […]
Discrimination ~ Retaliation Bunn v. Perdue (10th Cir., July 28, 2020) (dismissing as untimely Bunn’s challenge to summary judgment in favor of Perdue) *Jorita v. Gray-Little (10th Cir., July 27, 2020) (reversing denial of qualified immunity to administrators of the University of Kansas on Jorita’s claim that she was fired in retaliation for exercising her […]
Contract ~ Noncompete ~ Trade Secret ~ Wrongful Termination *Wyles v. Brady (10th Cir., July 22, 2020) (affirming dismissal of Wyles’s claims against Brady for malicious prosecution and outrageous conduct in connection with Wyles’s termination (for fraud and misappropriation of trade secrets) after seeking to reveal misconduct by corporate officers: Insufficient contacts existed between Brady and Colorado to establish personal […]
Contract ~ Noncompete ~ Trade Secret~ Wrongful Termination *Channon v. Tavanger (10th Cir., July 14, 2020) (affirming dismissal: Channon’s claims failed under applicable California law regarding employment questions because he could not show that the federal charges against him did not result in conviction, and his civil conspiracy claims were not actionable) Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Bethscheider v. Westar Energy (10th […]
