Discrimination/Retaliation/Wrongful TerminationKnopf v. Williams (10th Cir., March 5, 2018) (reversing summary judgment denying Mayor Williams qualified immunity on Knopf’s protected-speech retaliation claim: Knopf did not carry his burden to show violation of an established constitutional right: his speech was not protected private speech)*Sidlo v. MillerCoors, LLC (10th Cir., March 7, 2018) (affirming summary judgment for […]
Discrimination/Retaliation *Campos v. Mantech International Corporation (10th Cir., February 13, 2018) (affirming denial of Rule 60(b) motion for reconsideration: such a motion is not the appropriate way to present arguments that could have been raised previously, nor as a substitute for taking an appeal) *Gatewood v. VA GOV. Compensation (10th Cir., February 13, 2018) (affirming dismissal of […]
Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination First Western Capital Management Co. v. Malamed (10th Cir., October 30, 2017) (reversing grant of preliminary injunction: First Western should have been required to demonstrate irreparable harm from alleged misappropriation of trade secrets;because it could not, the preliminary injunction was unwarranted.) Discrimination/Retaliation *Johnston v. Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, Inc. (10th Cir., November 2, […]
Discrimination/Retaliation*Villecco v. Vail Resorts, Inc. (10th Cir., August 27, 2017) (affirming dismissal of Villecco’s employment discrimination claim for failure to prosecute his claim, and subsequent denial of FRCP 60(b) motion for relief)*Webster v. Shulkin (10th Cir., August 31, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Shulkin and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs on Webster’s age-discrimination and […]
Discrimination/Retaliation *Herrera v. Las Cruces Public Schools (10th Cir., June 13, 2017) (affirming dismissal of Herrera’s disability discrimination and retaliatory discharge claims as untimely: “date of service” is the date of mailing, not receipt) *Jones v. Price (10th Cir., June 13, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Price, the Secretary of Health & Human […]
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 […]
Discrimination/Retaliation*Ayalla v. U.S. Postmaster General (10th Cir., October 12, 2016) (affirming dismissal of Ayalla’s claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Equal Pay Act, for failure to state a claim)Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease*Kirkpatrick v. Colvin (10th Cir., October 11, 2016)(affirming denial of disability benefits because Kirkpatrick failed to show that his RFC […]
Discrimination / Retaliation*Lewis v. Twenty-First Century Bean Processing (10th Cir., January 5, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiff’s age- and race-discrimination claims)WagesNesbitt v. FCNH, Inc. (10th Cir., January 5, 2016) (affirming the district court’s order denying defendant FCNH’s motion to stay the proceedings and to compel arbitration)Workers’ Compensation*Lynn v. Colvin (10th Cir., January […]
Discrimination & Retaliation *Cink v. Grant County, Oklahoma (10th Cir., November 27, 2015) (reversing the district court’s conclusion that the county was not Cink’s employer and therefore not liable under Cink’s age discrimination and disability claims) Miscellaneous *Sanders v. Anoatubby (10th Cir., November 23, 2015) (a hostile-work-environment/wrongful-termination case in the Chickasaw Nation dismissed for lack of jurisdiction) […]
Discrimination and Retaliation *Brown v. Lowe’s Home Centers (10th Cir.,October 8, 2015) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Lowe’s on Brown’s racial discrimination claims: disparate treatment, retaliation, and hostile work environment) *Housley v. Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. (10th Cir.,October 9, 2015) (affirming trial court on Housley’s age discrimination (ADEA)claim) *Cases marked with an asterisk are cases […]
