Cases — February 21st through 27th
Discrimination/Retaliation
Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety & Disease
Allman v. Colvin (10th Cir., February 23, 2016) (affirming denial of benefits)
*Fry v. American Home Assurance Company (10th Cir., February 25, 2016) (affirming summary judgement based upon Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Act precluding suit for further recovery and Fry’s claims that her husband’s death was not accidental)
*Fry v. American Home Assurance Company (10th Cir., February 25, 2016) (affirming summary judgement based upon Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Act precluding suit for further recovery and Fry’s claims that her husband’s death was not accidental)
*Quintero v. Colvin (10th Cir., February 25, 2016) (reversing denial of attorneys’ fees because the government’s position downplaying examining (rather than treating) physician’s opinion was unjustified, and the court abused its discretion in denying Quintero her attorneys’ fees)
*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