Cases — November 8th through 14th
Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination
*Kreso v. McDonald (10th Cir.,November 12, 2015) (affirming district court’s refusal to overturn Veteran’s Affairs Disciplinary Appeals Board’s termination of Kreso’s employment)
Discrimination & Retaliation
Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease
Quast v. Labor Commission (Utah Ct. App., November 12, 2015) (setting aside the Commission’s denial of her claim for permanent total disability compensation because the denial was based upon an improper “reasonable” or “complete” standard)
*Fulton v. Colvin (10th Cir., November 9, 2015) (affirming denial of Fulton’s application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental income)
*Lee v. Colvin (10th Cir., November 12, 2015) (affirming Commissioner’s denial of application for Social Security benefits)
Blue Mountain Energy v. Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation (10th Cir., November 13, 2015) (denying Blue Mountain’s petition for review of a Benefits Review Board decision affirming an award of black lung benefits)
*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.
*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.