Cases — June 12th through 18th

Discrimination/Retaliation *Ghogomu v. Delta Airlines (10th Cir., June 16, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Delta Airlines on Ghogomu’s Title VII and state-law claims) Labor Unions*United Steel Union No. 348 v. Magellan Midstream Holdings (10th Cir., June 16, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of the Union concluding that agreement requiring that certain positions […]

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Cases — June 5th through 11th

Discrimination/Retaliation*Moore v. Philips Electronics North America Corporation (10th Cir., June 6, 2016) (affirming summary judgement in favor of Philips on Moore’s race discrimination and retaliatory discharge claims since Philips’ reason for the discharge was not pretextual)ERISA and Employee Pension Plans*Jenkins-Dyer v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (10th Cir., June 6, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of […]

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Cases — May 29th through June 4th

Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful TerminationSalt Lake City Corporation v. Thomas Gallegos (Utah Ct. App., June 3, 2016) (vacating the Commission’s reversal of Gallegos’ termination because the Commission applied the incorrect standard of review)  Discrimination and Retaliation *Pretlow v. James (10th Cir., May 31, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of the Air Force on Pretlow’s retaliation claim […]

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Cases — May 15th through 21st

Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination*Kuri v. Matrix Center (10th Cir., May 18, 2016) (affirming dismissal of Kuri’s wrongful termination claim (for termination as a result of alleged methadone theft) for lack of federal jurisdiction)*Freres v. Xyngular (10th Cir., May 18, 2016) (affirming denial of Xyngular’s objecting to Freres’ motion for attorney’s fees following her prevailing at trial […]

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Cases — April 17th through 23rd

Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination *Kontgis v. Salt Lake City Corporation (10th Cir., April 18, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of SLC Corp. on Kontgis’s wrongful termination claim because she had had the due process for which the law provided) Discrimination and Retaliation Walton v. Powell (10th Cir., April 19,2016) (affirming district court because firing a civil service […]

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Cases — April 10th through 16th

Discrimination/Retaliation *Robinson v. St. John Medical Center, Inc. (10th Cir., April 13, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of St. John on Robinson’s claims for race discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination) *McGowan v. Board of Trustees (10th Cir., April 13, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of defendant university on McGowan’s claims of racial discrimination […]

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Cases — March 13th through 19th

Discrimination/Retaliation *Poll v. Lew (10th Cir., March 15, 2016) (affirming dismissal, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, of Poll’s claims for discriminatory retaliation in violation of Title VII, brought 30 years after his termination, and contrary to a settlement agreement and an injunction) Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease *Bradley v. Colvin (10th Cir., March 15, 2016) […]

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Cases — February 7th through 13th

Discrimination/Retaliation*Farris v. Garden City, Kansas (10th Cir., February 9, 2016) (affirming dismissal because Farris failed to sufficiently allege he was a qualified individual with adisability or that he suffered intentional discrimination)Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease*Johnson v. Colvin (10th Cir., February 10, 2016) (affirming the judgement of the district court upholding the Commissioner’s denial of benefits […]

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Cases — January 24th through 30th

Discrimination/Retaliation*Montoya v. Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, Inc. (10th Cir., January 25, 2016) (affirming summary judgement in favor of defendant because Montoya failed to show pretext for either her discrimination claim or herretaliation claim)*Mancell v. McHugh, Secretary of the Army (10th Cir., January 25, 2016) (affirming summary judgement in favor of defendant on Mancell’s discrimination and retaliation […]

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Cases — December 20th through 26th

Workers Compensation *Dutton v. Colvin (10th Cir., December 21, 2015) (reversing denial of Supplemental Security Income benefits because ALJ failed to properly consider treating physician’s opinion) Simmons v. Colvin (10th Cir., December 23, 2015) (affirming denial of disability benefits based on his “impertinent,” “groundless,” and “frivolous”arguments) Discrimination/Retaliation *Amos v. City of Claremore (10th Cir., December […]

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