Cases — May 15th through 21st
Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination
*Kuri v. Matrix Center (10th Cir., May 18, 2016) (affirming dismissal of Kuri’s wrongful termination claim (for termination as a result of alleged methadone theft) for lack of federal jurisdiction)
*Freres v. Xyngular (10th Cir., May 18, 2016) (affirming denial of Xyngular’s objecting to Freres’ motion for attorney’s fees following her prevailing at trial on termination as breach of contract)
Discrimination/Retaliation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. PJ Utah, LLC (10th Cir., May 18, 2016) (reversing denial of Bonn’s motion to intervene because the relevant statute afforded the court no discretion in the matter. And dismissing Bonn’s appeal from court ordered arbitration for lack of appellate jurisdiction)
*Craine v. National Science Foundation and Kansas State University (10th Cir., May 19, 2016) (remanding [implicitly reversing] Foundation rejection of Craine’s claim that his termination by the University was retaliation; the court reprimanded the Foundation for its failure to provide any analysis for its decision)
Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease
Injured Workers Association of Utah, et al., v. State of Utah (Utah, May 18,2016) (declaring unconstitutional the Labor Commission’s sliding fee schedule for attorneys representing injured workers because the Utah Constitution explicitly grants exclusive authority to govern the practice of law to the state supreme court, which “undoubtedly” covers the regulationof attorney fees)
*Jones v. Colvin (10th Cir., May 20, 2016) (affirming denial of disability based upon Jones’s failure to show inconsistent or insufficient evidence against the determination)
*Kuri v. Matrix Center (10th Cir., May 18, 2016) (affirming dismissal of Kuri’s wrongful termination claim (for termination as a result of alleged methadone theft) for lack of federal jurisdiction)
*Freres v. Xyngular (10th Cir., May 18, 2016) (affirming denial of Xyngular’s objecting to Freres’ motion for attorney’s fees following her prevailing at trial on termination as breach of contract)
Discrimination/Retaliation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. PJ Utah, LLC (10th Cir., May 18, 2016) (reversing denial of Bonn’s motion to intervene because the relevant statute afforded the court no discretion in the matter. And dismissing Bonn’s appeal from court ordered arbitration for lack of appellate jurisdiction)
*Craine v. National Science Foundation and Kansas State University (10th Cir., May 19, 2016) (remanding [implicitly reversing] Foundation rejection of Craine’s claim that his termination by the University was retaliation; the court reprimanded the Foundation for its failure to provide any analysis for its decision)
Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease
Injured Workers Association of Utah, et al., v. State of Utah (Utah, May 18,2016) (declaring unconstitutional the Labor Commission’s sliding fee schedule for attorneys representing injured workers because the Utah Constitution explicitly grants exclusive authority to govern the practice of law to the state supreme court, which “undoubtedly” covers the regulationof attorney fees)
*Jones v. Colvin (10th Cir., May 20, 2016) (affirming denial of disability based upon Jones’s failure to show inconsistent or insufficient evidence against the determination)
*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.