Cases — December 17th through 23rd (2017)
ERISA
Medina v. Catholic Health Initiatives (10th Cir., December 19, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Catholic Health: ERISA’s church-plan exemption does not fall foul of the Establishment Clause)
Discrimination/Retaliation
*Montano v. Brennan (10th Cir., December 20, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Brennan, the Postmaster General, on Montano’s discrimination and retaliation claims: generalized assertions are insufficient to support a claim)
*Consolidation Coal Company v. Director, Office of Workers’ Compenstion Programs (10th Cir., December 20, 2017) (affirming award to petitioner 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.
Medina v. Catholic Health Initiatives (10th Cir., December 19, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Catholic Health: ERISA’s church-plan exemption does not fall foul of the Establishment Clause)
Discrimination/Retaliation
*Jones v. Berryhill (10th Cir., December 21, 2017) (affirming denial of disability benefits: any step-four error wsa harmless)
*Montano v. Brennan (10th Cir., December 20, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Brennan, the Postmaster General, on Montano’s discrimination and retaliation claims: generalized assertions are insufficient to support a claim)
Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease
*Consolidation Coal Company v. Director, Office of Workers’ Compenstion Programs (10th Cir., December 20, 2017) (affirming award to petitioner 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.