Cases — August 25th through 31st, 2019

Defamation

*Williams v. United States (10th Cir., August 28, 2019) (affirming dismissal of defamation claim and Bivens action)

Discrimination ~ Retaliation

Singh v. Cordle (10th Cir., August 28, 2019) (reversing denial of summary judgment in favor of Cordle on First Amendment retaliation claim, but affirming on remaining claims)

Public Employers ~ Employees

*Alcorn v. La Barge (10th Cir., August 29, 2019) (affirming summary judgment in favor of La Barge on Alcorn’s claim that she was terminated without cause from her job as a police officer)

Workers Compensation ~ Occupational Safety & Disease

Macy’s Southtowne v. Labor Commission (Utah Ct. App., August 29, 2019) (affirming award of permanent total disability: substantial evidence supported the finding)

*Cases marked with an asterisk are not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel.