Cases — January 19th through 25th, 2020

Contract ~ Noncompete ~ Trade-Secret ~ Wrongful Termination

Heartwood Home v. Huber (Utah Ct. App., January 24, 2020) (affirming summary judgment in favor of defendants: Heartwood failed to include the contract in the record; nor did it carry its burden of persuasion on its claims for breach of confidentiality and loyalty)

Workers Compensation ~ Occupational Safety and Disease

*Terwilliger v. Commissioner (10th Cir., January 21, 2020) (affirming denial of social security disability benefits: the ALJ properly evaluated the evidence before it regarding Terwilliger’s functional capacity and providers’ reports)

*Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel.