Contract / Noncompetition C.R. England v. Swift Transportation Company (Utah, February 27, 2019) (to prove intentional interference with an employment contract by improper means, based on violation of an established industry standard, the plaintiff must provide evidence of an objective, industry-wide standard) Discrimination / Retaliation *Davis v. BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. (10th […]
Discrimination/Retaliation *Espinoza-Horiuchi v. Walmart Stores, Inc. (10th Cir., May 22, 2017) (dismissing appeal of summary judgment for lack of jurisdiction, and affirming the district court’s bill of costs)*Iselin v. Bama Companies (10th Cir., May 26, 2017) (reversing dismissal of claims for discriminatory termination, failure to hire, and failure to accommodate, but affirming dismissal of misuse-of-employment-testing claim: […]
Miscellaneous Brown v. Perez (10th Cir., August 29, 2016) (reversing summary judgment against plaintiffs—federal employees eligible for workers compensation—because genuine issues of critical fact existed) Heartwood Home Health and Hospice v. Huber (Utah Ct. App., September 1, 2016) (dismissing motion for rule 11 sanctions in a case involving claims of breach-of-confidentiality and -loyalty, intentional interference with […]
Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination *Retiree, Inc. v. Anspach (10th Cir., August 17, 2016) (affirming damages on Anspach’s breach of confidentiality agreement, but reversing as to improper disclosure. Additionally, in a nondisclosure agreement (rather than a noncompete covenant), an indefinite term is permissible.) *Cases marked with an asterisk are cases the 10th Circuit does not consider binding […]
