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Federal Courts Investors in Failed Resort Can Sue Jack Nicklaus, 10th Cir. Says

Investors in Failed Resort Can Sue Jack Nicklaus, 10th Cir. Says

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A Colorado couple can sue Jack Nicklaus for intentional misrepresentation over a failed luxury golf development, the Tenth Circuit has ruled. The couple,...

Federal Courts 10th Cir. Rejects 'Direct Threat' Jury Instructions in ADA Case

10th Cir. Rejects 'Direct Threat' Jury Instructions in ADA Case

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Jury instructions regarding the "direct threat" affirmative defense in an employment discrimination case required an employer to prove more than legally...

Federal Courts Teacher's Firing for Masturbating in Car Not Racially Motivated

Teacher's Firing for Masturbating in Car Not Racially Motivated

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Is it "retaliation" to be fired from your job as a student teacher if another school employee sees you masturbating in your car in a parking lot? No, it's not...

Federal Courts Top 10 Blog Posts From the 10th Cir. in 2014

Lots of Amici Join EEOC in Abercrombie Religious Discrimination Case

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In October 2013, the Tenth Circuit determined that Abercrombie & Fitch, the nation's No. 1 purveyor of that weird cologne smell in the mall, didn't violate...

Federal Courts Using Control Hold on Child Was OK, but One Judge Is Wary

Using Control Hold on Child Was OK, but One Judge Is Wary

By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

With police use of excessive force all over the news these days, we turn now to police involvement with a nine-year-old boy. One judge on the Tenth Circuit...

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