Giles v. Mineral Resources International, Inc. (Utah Ct. App., October 30, 2014) (breach of fiduciary duty based upon covenant not to compete) Moffett v. Colvin, Acting Commissioner (10th Cir., October 30, 2014) (affirming denial of application for disability insurance benefits) Hutchins v. Cessna Aircraft Company (10th Cir., October 30, 2014) (affirming summary judgement in favor […]
Mendez v. Colvin, Acting Commissioner (10th Cir., October 21, 2014) (affirming denial of benefits) Silva v. Colvin, Acting Commissioner (10th Cir., October 21, 2014) (affirming denial of social security benefits: res judicata, no due process violation for notice in English without Spanish translation)Sumrall v. Merit Systems Protection Board (10th Cir., October 23, 2014) (affirming dismissal […]
Pryce-Dawes v. Colvin, Acting Commissioner (10th Cir., October 16, 2014) (affirming denial of social security benefits)
Dumas v. Colvin, Acting Commissioner (10th Cir., September 29, 2014) (affirming denial of social security benefits). Hansen v. Department of Workforce Services (Utah Ct. App., October 2, 2014) (reversing & remanding denial of benefits based on ineligibility for the training exemption). Lammle v. Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation (10th Cir., September 30, 2014) (affirming denial […]
Stewart v. Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs (10thCir., September 25, 2014) (affirming summary judgement on discrimination claim) Collvins v. Hennebold (10th Cir., September 25, 2014)(affirming denial of motion to amend ss. 1983 complaint) Benton v. Town of South Fork (10th Cir., September24, 2014) (affirming dismissal of federal claims and numerous state claims, but remanding on […]
Juarez-Galvan v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (10th Cir.,September 17, 2014) (upholding dismissal of employment discrimination and work environment claims because they should have been included in Juarez-Galvan I(Juarez-Galvan v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (10th Cir., July 22, 2014),below)) Olson v. Department of Workforce Service (Utah Ct. App., September 11, 2014) (upholding denial of benefits in […]
On September 3, 2014, the Utah Supreme Court heard argument in the case of Ray et al. v. Wal-Mart. The plaintiffs—Ray, Dallin, Holt, Hunter, Poulsen, and Stewart—were Wal-Mart Employees terminated for, of all things, self-defense. As at-will employees, of course, plaintiffs could have been terminated at any time for any reason, or for no reason […]
Cases for the Week of September 1, 2014Hendron v. Colvin, Acting Commissioner (10th Cir., September 5, 2014) (reversing district court reversal of commissioner’s denial of disability benefits) Smith v. UPS (10th Circuit, September 5, 2014) (discrimination appeal dismissed under the doctrine of judicial estoppel)Porta v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management (10th Cir., September 4, 2014) […]
Amendment to the Labor Commission’s Antidiscrimination Regulations. In the Utah State Bulletin for September 1, 2014, the Utah Labor Commission proposes an amendment to its antidiscrimination regulations (R606-1). The amendment repairs an inadequate, ten-day time limit, and provides for the release of information held by the Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor. Rule R606-1-3 extends […]
Cases for the Week of August 25, 2014Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition v. Abercrombie & Fitch (10th Cir., August 29, 2014) (ADA violation claim and class action; affirming denial of defendant’s summary judgement motion, affirming class certification, but reversing grant of summary judgement in favor of plaintiffs and vacating injunction)Nelson v. Target Corporation (Utah Ct. App., August […]
