Cases — January 10th through 16th, 2020

Contract ~ Noncompete ~ Trade-Secrets ~ Wrongful Termination

*Goss v. Cathey (10th Cir., January 12, 2021) (affirming denial of post-judgment motion to reopen and amend: the district court’s failure to explain its denial was harmless error since Goss identified no new facts or law)

Public Employers ~ Employees

*Metzler v. City of Colorado Springs (10th Cir., January 15, 2021) (affirming dismissal of Metzler’s claims for unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution: a municipality may not be held liable where there was no underlying constitutional violation by its officers)

*Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel.