Cases — March 11th through 17th, 2018
Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination
*Nolan-Bey v. Wickham Glass, Inc. (10th Cir., March 15, 2018) (affirming dismissal of Nolan-Bey’s frivolous failure-to-train and termination claims)
Discrimination/Retaliation
*Balding v. Sunbelt Steel Texas, Inc. (10th Cir., March 13, 2018) (affirming summary judgent in favor of Sunbelt on Balding’s FMLA and ADA claims, but reversing on his state breach of contract claim)
*Trimble v. Board of County Commissioners of Tulsa County (10th Cir., March 14, 2018) (affirming dismissal of Trimble protected-speech retaliation claims for failure to state a claim: his speech was unprotected as part of his official county duties)
*Palmer v. UPS Freight (10th Cir., March 16, 2018) (affirming summary judgment against Palmer: his unsupported arguments (based vaguely on the Constitution and a 1787 treaty with Morocco) failed to develop any issue for review)
ERISA
Market Synergy Group, Inc., v. U.S. Department of Labor (10th Cir., March 13, 2018) (affirming denial of preliminary injunction preventing the DOL from implementing a new regulation: there was adequate notice, no arbitrary treatment, and an adequate economic impact analysis)
Wages
Acosta v. Paragon Contractors Corporation (10th Cir., March 13, 2018) (affirming conclusions that Paragon engaged in oppressive child labor and that the children were not volunteers, and affirming order for payment of compensation to the children as a compensatory sanction)
*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.
*Nolan-Bey v. Wickham Glass, Inc. (10th Cir., March 15, 2018) (affirming dismissal of Nolan-Bey’s frivolous failure-to-train and termination claims)
Discrimination/Retaliation
*Balding v. Sunbelt Steel Texas, Inc. (10th Cir., March 13, 2018) (affirming summary judgent in favor of Sunbelt on Balding’s FMLA and ADA claims, but reversing on his state breach of contract claim)
*Trimble v. Board of County Commissioners of Tulsa County (10th Cir., March 14, 2018) (affirming dismissal of Trimble protected-speech retaliation claims for failure to state a claim: his speech was unprotected as part of his official county duties)
*Palmer v. UPS Freight (10th Cir., March 16, 2018) (affirming summary judgment against Palmer: his unsupported arguments (based vaguely on the Constitution and a 1787 treaty with Morocco) failed to develop any issue for review)ERISA
Market Synergy Group, Inc., v. U.S. Department of Labor (10th Cir., March 13, 2018) (affirming denial of preliminary injunction preventing the DOL from implementing a new regulation: there was adequate notice, no arbitrary treatment, and an adequate economic impact analysis)
Wages
Acosta v. Paragon Contractors Corporation (10th Cir., March 13, 2018) (affirming conclusions that Paragon engaged in oppressive child labor and that the children were not volunteers, and affirming order for payment of compensation to the children as a compensatory sanction)
*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.