Cases — October 18th through 24th, 2020

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reason for Palzer’s termination, which Palzer failed to prove pretextual) *Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of […]

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Cases — April 19th through 25th, 2020

Discrimination~Retaliation *Benjamin v. Board of Trustees (10th Cir., April 24, 2020) (reversing summary judgment against Benjamin: he produced sufficient evidence—though far from conclusive—to raise an issue of material fact) *Cai v. Huntsman Corporation (10th Cir., April 20, 2020) (affirming judgment on the pleadings in favor of Huntsman on Cai’s breach of contract retaliation claim: Cai […]

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Cases — April 5th through 11th, 2020

Contract ~ Noncompete ~ Trade Secret ~ Wrongful Termination Cook Martin Poulson v. Smith (Utah Ct. App., April 9, 2020) (affirming in part and reversing in part findings of contempt, entry of sanctions, and summary and final judgments in connection with injunction regarding noncompete agreement) Discrimination ~ Retaliation Babb v. Wilkie (U.S., April 6, 2020) […]

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Cases — March 29th through April 4th, 2020

Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Fuller v. Kansas Department of Children and Families (10th Cir., March 30, 2020) (affirming dismissal and summary judgment in favor of Kansas on Fuller’s race, sex, and age discrimination claims: her challenges to the district court’s orders were either waived or meritless) Graham v. Albertson’s, LLC (Utah, March 31, 2020) (reversing partial […]

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Cases — March 15th through 21st, 2020

Discrimination and Retaliation *Altschwager v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company (10th Cir., March 19, 2020) (dismissing Altschwager’s appeal on her claims for age, gender, and disability discrimination, and retaliation for engaging in protected activities: Altschwager’s brief failed to adequately frame or develop any issues) *O’Kane v. Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (10th Cir., March 19, 2020) (affirming […]

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Cases — January 5th through 11th, 2020

Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Deere v. XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. (10th Cir., January 9, 2020) (affirming summary judgment in favor of XPO on his sex- and age-discrimination and retaliation claims: XPO’s actions were legitimate and nonpretextual) *Jackson v. Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Unified School District No. 500 (10th Cir., January 7, 2020) (affirming summary judgment […]

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Cases — October 13th through 19th, 2019

Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Henderson v. Cargill Packing Plant (10th Cir., October 16, 2019) (affirming dismissal of Henderson’s failure-to-hire and age-discrimination claims: Henderson’s complaints failed to provide sufficient notice of his claims) *Turner v. Phillips 66 Company (10th Cir., October 16, 2019) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Phillips 66 on Turner’s ADA claims: Turner failed […]

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Cases — September 8th through 14th, 2019

Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Hubbard v. Oral and Maxillofacial Associates, LLC (10th Cir., September 10, 2019) (affirming summary judgment in favor of defendants on Hubbard’s age and gender discrimination claims: Hubbard could not discriminatory animus) *Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and […]

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Cases — July 28th through August 3rd, 2019

Discrimination/Retaliation *Vazirabadi v. Denver Health and Hospital Authority (10th Cir., August 2, 2019) (affirming summary judgment against Vazirabadi on his age- and national-origin-discrimination claims: Vazirabadi did not support his age-discrimination claim, and he could not show pretext on his national-origin claim) Miscellaneous *Nasuti v. Whole Foods Market (10th Cir., August 2, 2019) (affirming dismissal of […]

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Cases — June 2nd through 8th, 2019

Discrimination ~ Retaliation *Jones v. Azar (10th Cir., June 4, 2019) (affirming summary judgment against Jones on his age-discrimination claim) Worker’s Compensation ~ Occupational Safety and Disease Big Horn Coal Co. v. Sadler (10th Cir., June 4, 2019) (affirming award of benefits to Sadler) * Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent except […]

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