Tag:10th Circuit Court of Appeals

Up and Coming Lawyers 2018: Alex Obrecht

Alex Obrecht’s career as a securities trader took him from Wyoming to New York, and then back again for law school to concentrate on...

Failure-to-Accommodate Claim Must Show Adverse Action, 10th Circuit Says

Failure-to-accommodate claims often arise because an employee can’t perform essential job duties due to a disability and the employer fires that employee as a...

Ireland Stapleton Adds Two

LATERAL WATCH Ireland Stapleton welcomed Charles Borgman and Jennifer Gilbert to the firm Oct. 10.  Borgman is a real estate attorney who assists developers, investors, lenders,...

Court Opinions- Oct 15, 2018

Vreeland v. Zupart Delmart Vreeland II sought relief in federal district court alleging that the state trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel...

Performance Improvement Plan Not Retaliation, 10th Circuit Finds

Fearing retaliation claims, cautious employers might be reluctant to do anything to affect an employee’s work situation after he or she has made a...

Jason Dunn Confirmed as U.S. Attorney

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Jason Dunn as U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado. He was confirmed with a voice vote the...

SCOTUS to Hear Key Copyright Case

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in a case, Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street.com, that will determine a simple but critical question effecting the...

Court Opinions- Sep 03, 2018

U.S. v. Miles Giavanni Miles pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of firearms. He was sentenced to serve two concurrent 70-month terms in prison. Part...