Cases — November 27th through December 3rd
Discrimination/Retaliation
*Gaige v. SAIA Motor Freight Line, LLC (10th Cir., November 29, 2016) (affirming denial of Gaige’s motion for new trial: lower court was within its discretion in finding that the proposed evidence’s unfair prejudice substantially outweighed its probative value)
Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease
*Patterson v. Colvin (10th Cir., November 30, 2016) (affirming denial of disability benefits because Patterson’s failed to satisfy disability criteria, the ALJ’s credibility findings were supported by substantial evidence, and the appeals council properly declined to consider untimely records)
*Gaige v. SAIA Motor Freight Line, LLC (10th Cir., November 29, 2016) (affirming denial of Gaige’s motion for new trial: lower court was within its discretion in finding that the proposed evidence’s unfair prejudice substantially outweighed its probative value)
Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease
*Patterson v. Colvin (10th Cir., November 30, 2016) (affirming denial of disability benefits because Patterson’s failed to satisfy disability criteria, the ALJ’s credibility findings were supported by substantial evidence, and the appeals council properly declined to consider untimely records)
*Cases marked with an asterisk are cases the 10th Circuit does not consider binding precedent except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. They may be cited, however, for persuasive value under Fed.R.App.P. 32.1 and 10th Cir.R. 32.1.