Cases — October 15th through 21st (2017)
Discrimination/Retaliation
*Garcia v. City of Farmington (10th Cir., October 20, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Farmington: Garcia’s characterization of Farmington’s perception of her cannot support liability for either discrimination or retaliation)
ERISA
Owings v. United of Omaha (10th Cir., October 17, 2017) (reversing summary judgment in favor of United, which was arbitrary and capricious in determining the date of Owens’ disability and calculating the amount of his disability)
Sarbanes-Oxley
*Dietz v. Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (10th Cir., October 17, 2017) (vacating award for Dietz on the merits because Dietz did not reasonably believe Cypress engaged in offenses enumerated in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
*Garcia v. City of Farmington (10th Cir., October 20, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Farmington: Garcia’s characterization of Farmington’s perception of her cannot support liability for either discrimination or retaliation)
ERISA
Owings v. United of Omaha (10th Cir., October 17, 2017) (reversing summary judgment in favor of United, which was arbitrary and capricious in determining the date of Owens’ disability and calculating the amount of his disability)
Sarbanes-Oxley
*Dietz v. Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (10th Cir., October 17, 2017) (vacating award for Dietz on the merits because Dietz did not reasonably believe Cypress engaged in offenses enumerated in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
*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.