Cases — April 19th through 25th

admin - April 25, 2015 - Defamation, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Tenth Circuit, Unemployment Compensation, Utah Court of Appeals, Workers Compensation

Defamation

Fox-Rivera v. Colorado Department of Public Health (10th Cir., April 23, 2015) (affirming dismissal for plaintiff’s failure to state a claim that his reputation was impugned)

Discrimination

Chavez-Acosta v. Southwest Cheese Company, LLC (10th Cir., April 20, 2015) (upholding verdict in favor of Southwest Cheese on claims of hostile work environment and sexual harassment)

Unemployment Appeals

Sivulich v. Department of Workforce Services (Utah Ct. App., April 23, 2015) (affirming denial of unemployment benefits for failure to properly present and support his position)

Workers Compensation

Barnhill-Stemley v. Colvin (10th Cir., April 23, 2015) (affirming denial of social security benefits)