Cases — July 22nd through 28th, 2018

Discrimination/Retaliation Bailey v. Independent School District (10th Cir., July 24, 2018) (reversing summary judgment in favor of school district: public employee’s letter seeking a reduced sentence for his relative is speech on a matter of public concern for First Amendment purposes)Armstrong v. the Arcanum Group, Inc. (10th Cir., July 27, 2018) (affirming summary judgment for […]

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Cases — May 13th through 19th, 2018

Discrimination/RetaliationFassbender v. Correct Care Solutions, LLC (10th Cir., May 15, 2018) (reversing summary judgment in favor of Fassbender on her pregnancy discrimination claim but affirming summary judgment on her retaliation claim as CCS’s explanation could reasonably be seen as pretextual)MiscellaneousXyngular v. Schenkel (10th Cir., May 15, 2018) (affirming imposition of sanctions for prelitigation conduct)

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Cases — March 18th through 24th, 2018

Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful TerminationBeckman v. Cybertary Franchising (Utah Ct App, March 22, 2018) (reversing and remanding for new trial decision against Beckman on her wrongful termination claim and denial of her request for prejudgment interest, vacating award for attorney fees to Cybertary, and reversing fee award to other defendants)ERISA and Employee Pension PlanCyan, Inc., v. Beaver […]

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Cases — February 11th through 17th, 2018

Discrimination/Retaliation *Campos v. Mantech International Corporation (10th Cir., February 13, 2018) (affirming denial of Rule 60(b) motion for reconsideration: such a motion is not the appropriate way to present arguments that could have been raised previously, nor as a substitute for taking an appeal) *Gatewood v. VA GOV. Compensation (10th Cir., February 13, 2018) (affirming dismissal of […]

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Cases — December 31, 2017, through January 6, 2018

Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination*Pliuskaitis v. USA Swimming (10th Cir., January 2, 2018) (affirming dismissal of Pliuskaitis’s damages claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction: he failed to challenge the arbitrator’s denial of damages)Discrimination/Retaliation*Black v. Larimer (10th Cir., January 3, 2018) (affirming dismissal for Black’s failure to prosecute her sexual harassment claim)ERISAVan Steen v. Life Insurance Company […]

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Cases — December 3rd through 9th (2017)

Discrimination/Retaliation*Bright v. University of Oklahoma Board of Regents (10th Cir., December 5, 2017) (vacating sovereign-immunity dismissal of Bright’s ADA claim: the dismissal was proper but should have been without prejudice)Miscellaneous*Iglesia Pentecostal Casa de Dios para las Naciones, Inc. v. Duke (10th Cir., December 6, 2017) (affirming denial of visa for music director employee on Iglesia’s violation […]

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Cases — August 13th through 19th

ERISA and Employee Pension Plans GCIU-Employer Retirement Fund v. Coleridge Fine Arts (10th Cir., August 16, 2017) (reversing dismissal, based on lack of personal jurisdiction, of GCIU’s attempt to collect withdrawal liability from defendants)Miscellaneous Aura Spa & Boutique v. Department of Workforce Services (Utah Ct. App., August 17, 2017) (declining to disturb Workforce Appeals Board […]

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