Cases — March 4th through 10th, 2018

summary judgment denying Mayor Williams qualified immunity on Knopf’s protected-speech retaliation claim: Knopf did not carry his burden to show violation of an established constitutional right:  his speech was not protected private speech)

*Sidlo v. MillerCoors, LLC (10th Cir., March 7, 2018) (affirming summary judgment for MillerCoors on Sidlo’s national-origin- and age-discrimination claims:  Sidlo failed to establish a prima-facie case of discriminatory treatment)

*Rowe v. DPI Specialty Foods, Inc. (10th Cir., March 7, 2018) (affirming denial of DPI’s motion for judgment as a matter of law:  jury could conclude that Rowe was terminated because of DPI’s defamation)

*Dish Network, LLC, v. National Labor Relations Board (10th Cir., March 7, 2018) (affirming the ALJ determination that Dish Network violated the NLRA by firing of Mr. Rabb for soliciting coworkers to join a lawsuit over Dish Network’s pay practices)

*Williams-Jackson v. Innovative Senior Care (10th Cir., March 8, 2018) (vacating the denial of defendants’ motion to dismiss or stay in favor of arbitration and remanding)

*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.