Discrimination/Retaliation *Bejar v. Department of Veterans Affairs (10th Circuit, March 28, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of the Department of Veterans Affairs because Bejar could not show evidence of discrimination) *McCoy v. State of Wyoming (10th Circuit, March 28, 2017) (affirming dismissal of McCoy’s complaint, among other things, because it lacked any plausible discrimination […]
Discrimination/RetaliationMcLane Co., Inc., v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (U.S. Supreme Court, April 3, 2017) (reversing 9th Circuit de novo review and reversal of district court refusal to enforce EEOC subpoenas: such a decision must be reviewed for abuse of discretion, not de novo)*Clincy v. Transunion, LLC (10th Cir., April 4, 2017) (affirming summary judgement in […]
Discrimination/Retaliation*Henson v. Amerigas Propane, Inc. (10th Cir., March 10, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Amerigas: Henson failed to show Amerigas’s stated reasons for firing him were pretexts for unlawfuldiscrimination and retaliation)ERISA and Employee Pension PlansSEC v. DeYoung (10th Cir., March 9, 2017) (affirming district court approval of a settlement including a bar to […]
Discrimination/RetaliationWilliams v. FEDEX Corporate Services (10th Cir., February 24, 2017) (affirming summary judgment for FEDEX on Williams’s regarded-as-disabled claim, but reversing and remanding his disability-related inquiry claim for district court decision) ERISA and Employee Pension PlansKeller Tank Services II, Inc., v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (10th Cir., February 21, 2017) (affirming summary judgment against Keller […]
Discrimination/Retaliation *Chaney v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (10th Cir., February 14, 2017) (affirming dismissal with prejudice for failure to file amended complaint because there was no abuse of discretion, and claims of potential bias were entirely speculative) *Huggins v. Reilly (10th Cir., February 15, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of defendant on inmate Huggins’ s.1983 discrimination and retaliation employment […]
Discrimination/Retaliation *Johnson v. Oklahoma Department of Transportation (10th Cir., January 27, 2017) (affirming denial of 60(b) motion for relief from judgement, the purpose of which is not to relitigate the underlying case) *Cvancara v. Reams (10th Cir., January 23, 2017) (affirming summary judgment on Cvancara’s first-amendment retaliation claim, because she was merely airing personal grievances) Public Employers/Employees […]
Discrimination/Retaliation DeWitt v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. (10th Cir., January 18, 2017) (affirming summary judgement in favor of Southwestern Bell: even if DeWitt made a prima facie retaliation case, Southwestern Bell had a legitimate, nonretaliatory, nonpretextual reason for terminating her)
Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination *Armstrong v. Wyoming Dept of Environmental Quality (10th Cir., January 5, 2017) (affirming dismissal of Armstrong’s numerous claims—including defamation based on wrongful termination, among other things—because Armstrong failed to identify any basis for reversal) Vogt v. City of Hays (10th Cir., January 4, 2017) (reversing dismissal of Vogt’s 5th-Amendment compelled self-incrimination claim against Hays)Helget […]
Discrimination/RetaliationHansen v. Skywest Airlines (10th Cir., Dec. 21, 2016) (reversing summary judgement against Hansen on his sexual harassment, retaliation, and emotional distress claims, but affirming on his disparate treatment claim)Split Rail Fence Company, Inc. v. United States of America (10th Cir., Dec. 20, 2016) (denying Split Rail’s petition for review of ALJ decision penalizing it […]
Discrimination/Retaliation*Stapp v. Curry County Board of Commissioners (10th Cir., December 6, 2016) (affirming summary judgement for Curry County on Stapp’s Age Discrimination claims: constructive discharge, hostile work environment, and retaliation)*Dye v. Moniz (10th Cir., December 6, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Moniz on Dye’s disability discrimination and hostile work environment claims because the undisputed […]
