Cases—January 29th through February 4th

Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease*Covington v. Colvin (10th Cir., February 2, 2017) (affirming denial of disability insurance and supplemental security benefits: Covington failed to show she was disabled)*Rael v. Berryhill (10th Cir., February 3, 2017) (affirming denial of disability because substantial evidence supported theALJ’s decision, and there was no legal error)Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination*Branham v. Delta […]

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Cases — January 22nd through 28th

Discrimination/Retaliation *Johnson v. Oklahoma Department of Transportation (10th Cir., January 27, 2017) (affirming denial of 60(b) motion for relief from judgement, the purpose of which is not to relitigate the underlying case) *Cvancara v. Reams (10th Cir., January 23, 2017) (affirming summary judgment on Cvancara’s first-amendment retaliation claim, because she was merely airing personal grievances)  Public Employers/Employees […]

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Cases — January 8th through 14th

Discrimination/Retaliation*Johnston v. Mini Mart, Inc. (10th Cir., January 9, 2017) (affirming summary judgement in favor of Mini Mart on Johnston’s ADA claim; Johnston raised no genuine issues of material fact)*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, […]

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Cases — January 1st through 7th, 2017

Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination  *Armstrong v. Wyoming Dept of Environmental Quality (10th Cir., January 5, 2017) (affirming dismissal of Armstrong’s numerous claims—including defamation based on wrongful termination, among other things—because Armstrong failed to identify any basis for reversal) Vogt v. City of Hays (10th Cir., January 4, 2017) (reversing dismissal of Vogt’s 5th-Amendment compelled self-incrimination claim against Hays)Helget […]

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Cases — December 25th through 31st

Miscellaneous*Racher v. Lusk (10th Cir., Dec. 30, 2016) (as the highest-ranking employee of the nursing home at issue, Lusk had sufficient contacts with Oklahoma to justify the exercise of personal jurisdiction)United States v. Gonzalez (10th Cir., Dec. 29, 2016) (affirming conviction and sentence of Gonzalez on his defrauding of unemployment agencies in three states by obtaining […]

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Cases — December 18th through 24th

Discrimination/RetaliationHansen v. Skywest Airlines (10th Cir., Dec. 21, 2016) (reversing summary judgement against Hansen on his sexual harassment, retaliation, and emotional distress claims, but affirming on his disparate treatment claim)Split Rail Fence Company, Inc. v. United States of America (10th Cir., Dec. 20, 2016) (denying Split Rail’s petition for review of ALJ decision penalizing it […]

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Cases — December 11th through 17th

Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination*Coleman v. Utah State Charter School Board (10th Cir., December 16, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of the Board because its members were entitled to qualified immunity)Discrimination/Retaliation*Jackson v. J.R. Simplot Co. (10th Cir., Dec. 15, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Simplot on Jackson’s pregnancy discrimination claim, under the McDonnell Douglas […]

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Cases — December 4th through 10th

Discrimination/Retaliation*Stapp v. Curry County Board of Commissioners (10th Cir., December 6, 2016) (affirming summary judgement for Curry County on Stapp’s Age Discrimination claims: constructive discharge, hostile work environment, and retaliation)*Dye v. Moniz (10th Cir., December 6, 2016) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Moniz on Dye’s disability discrimination and hostile work environment claims because the undisputed […]

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