Contract~Noncompete~Trade Secret~Wrongful Termination *Clarkson v. Board of Regents (10th Cir., March 31, 2022) (affirming summary judgment in favor of the Board of Regents on Clarkson’s breach of contract and § 1983 claims: The defendants were not “persons” amenable to suit under § 1983, and the evidence did not show a violation of Clarkson’s constitutional rights. […]
Contract ~ Noncompete ~ Trade Secret ~ Wrongful Termination Ostler v. Department of Public Safety (Utah Ct. App., January 21, 2022) (reversing denial of Ostler’s motion to amend his complaint after dismissal: Because both sides put forth reasonable interpretations of the contact provision at issue, the provision was, by definition, ambiguous. Thus, Ostler’s amended complaint […]
DISCRIMINATION ~ RETALIATION *Bacy v. Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc. (10th Cir., March 30, 2021) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Chickasaw on Bacy’s racial discrimination claims: a single racist remark is insufficient to prove a hostile work environment, nor could Bacy show direct evidence of discrimination or pretext behind Chickasaw’s reason for Bacy’s termination) CONTRACT ~ NONCOMPETE ~ TRADE […]
