CONTRACT ~ NONCOMPETE ~ TRADE SECRET ~ WRONGFUL TERMINATION
*Hunter v. HCA (10th Cir., May 18, 2020) (dismissing Hunter’s appeal: because Hunter failed to object to the magistrate’s recommending summary judgment in favor of HCA, he waived his right to appellate review)
ERISA
*Moon v. Tall Tree Administrators, LLC (10th Cir., May 19, 2020) (affirming denial of benefits under ERISA: the provision of the plan excluding nontraditional medical services, in this case surrogate pregnancy)
Public Employers ~ Employees
Couser v. Gay (10th Cir., May 22, 2020) (affirming determination that, with respect to local law enforcement activities, sheriffs are not arms of the state but of their county, and are thus not entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity.)
*Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel.
