10th Circuit Case Commentaries

Expanded Specific Jurisdiction in Telemarketing: Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal in Hood v. American Auto Care

Date: Dec 29, 2021

Expanded Specific Jurisdiction in Telemarketing: Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal in Hood v. American Auto Care Introduction In Hood v. American Auto Care, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for...

10th Circuit Affirms Virus Exclusion in Business Income Insurance During COVID-19 Shutdowns

Date: Dec 22, 2021

10th Circuit Affirms Virus Exclusion in Business Income Insurance During COVID-19 Shutdowns Introduction The landmark case of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma, Inc. v. Philadelphia Indemnity...

Affirmation of Fourth Amendment Particularity in Electronic Searches and Application of Federal Rule of Evidence 412 in Sex Trafficking Cases

Date: Dec 22, 2021

Affirmation of Fourth Amendment Particularity in Electronic Searches and Application of Federal Rule of Evidence 412 in Sex Trafficking Cases Introduction In the appellate case United States of...

Reversing Summary Judgment on ADA Failure to Accommodate: Herrmann v. Salt Lake City Corporation

Date: Dec 21, 2021

Reversing Summary Judgment on ADA Failure to Accommodate: Herrmann v. Salt Lake City Corporation Introduction In the case of Jamie Herrmann v. Salt Lake City Corporation (21 F.4th 666, 2021), the...

Choice-of-Law Determination in Gerson v. Logan River Academy: Affirmation of Utah's Statute of Limitations

Date: Dec 15, 2021

Choice-of-Law Determination in Gerson v. Logan River Academy: Affirmation of Utah's Statute of Limitations Introduction The case of Samantha Gerson v. Logan River Academy (20 F.4th 1263, Tenth...

Affirmation of Dismissal of Political Subdivision Claims Against Colorado’s TABOR

Date: Dec 14, 2021

Affirmation of Dismissal of Political Subdivision Claims Against Colorado’s TABOR Introduction In the case of William G. Kaufman v. Jared Polis, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth...

Affirmation of Reasonableness for Section 702 Surveillance and Upholding Conviction in United States v. Muhtorov

Date: Dec 9, 2021

Affirmation of Reasonableness for Section 702 Surveillance and Upholding Conviction in United States v. Muhtorov Introduction United States of America v. Jamshid Muhtorov is a significant appellate...

Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies for Sentence Reduction: Insights from United States v. Corry Purify

Date: Dec 4, 2021

Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies for Sentence Reduction: Insights from United States v. Corry Purify Introduction The case of United States of America v. Corry Purify serves as a pivotal example...

Expanded Interpretation of Objective Reasonableness in Title VII Retaliation Claims: Reznik v. Incontact, Inc.

Date: Dec 2, 2021

Expanded Interpretation of Objective Reasonableness in Title VII Retaliation Claims: Reznik v. Incontact, Inc. Introduction In the landmark case of Viktorya Reznik v. Incontact, Inc., the United...

Equitable Estoppel Applied to Enforce Arbitration Agreements Against Nonsignatory Defendants

Date: Nov 10, 2021

Equitable Estoppel Applied to Enforce Arbitration Agreements Against Nonsignatory Defendants Introduction In the landmark case of Reeves & King v. Enterprise Products Partners, LP, the United States...

10th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Southwest Airlines in ADA Disability Discrimination Case

Date: Nov 9, 2021

10th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Southwest Airlines in ADA Disability Discrimination Case Introduction In Krista Edmonds-Radford v. Southwest Airlines Co. (17 F.4th 975), the United States...

Defining Joint Employer Relationships and Premises Liability: Insights from Adams v. C3 Pipeline Construction

Date: Nov 3, 2021

Defining Joint Employer Relationships and Premises Liability: Insights from Adams v. C3 Pipeline Construction Inc. Introduction Adams v. C3 Pipeline Construction Inc. is a pivotal case adjudicated by...

Clarifying Property Interests and Due Process in Merit-Based Police Employment: Analysis of Roberts v. Winder et al.

Date: Oct 27, 2021

Clarifying Property Interests and Due Process in Merit-Based Police Employment: Analysis of Roberts v. Winder et al. Introduction The case of Nicholas J. Roberts v. James M. Winder et al. addresses...

Affirmation of Qualified Immunity in Eighth Amendment Claims: Crane v. Utah Department of Corrections

Date: Oct 22, 2021

Affirmation of Qualified Immunity in Eighth Amendment Claims: Crane v. Utah Department of Corrections Introduction In Crane v. Utah Department of Corrections, the United States Court of Appeals for...

10th Circuit Clarifies 'Controlled Substance Offense' to Include State Law Convictions Beyond CSA-Listed Substances

Date: Oct 20, 2021

10th Circuit Clarifies 'Controlled Substance Offense' to Include State Law Convictions Beyond CSA-Listed Substances Introduction In the case of United States of America v. Patrick LaJuan Jones, Jr.,...

Affirmation of Denial for Compassionate Release: Hemmelgarn v. United States

Date: Oct 9, 2021

Affirmation of Denial for Compassionate Release: Hemmelgarn v. United States Introduction The case of United States of America v. Adam Hemmelgarn (15 F.4th 1027) presents a pivotal judicial...

BonBeck Parker, LLC v. Travelers Indemnity Co.: Appraisal Panels Empowered to Determine Causation in Insurance Claims

Date: Oct 2, 2021

BonBeck Parker, LLC v. Travelers Indemnity Co.: Appraisal Panels Empowered to Determine Causation in Insurance Claims Introduction The case of BonBeck Parker, LLC; BonBeck HL, LLC v. The Travelers...

Affirmation of Reasonable Vehicle Impoundment and Inventory Search under the Fourth Amendment in United States v. Kendall

Date: Sep 29, 2021

Affirmation of Reasonable Vehicle Impoundment and Inventory Search under the Fourth Amendment in United States v. Kendall Introduction In the appellate decision of United States v. Aaron Michael...

Establishing Precedent for Lifetime Absolute Internet Bans in Supervised Release Under Extreme Circumstances

Date: Sep 24, 2021

Establishing Precedent for Lifetime Absolute Internet Bans in Supervised Release Under Extreme Circumstances Introduction In the case of United States of America v. Daniel David Egli (13 F.4th 1139),...

Qualified Immunity in Fourth Amendment Context: Bradley Soza v. Demsich & Melvin

Date: Sep 17, 2021

Qualified Immunity in Fourth Amendment Context: Bradley Soza v. Demsich & Melvin Introduction In the case of Bradley Soza v. James Demsich; Thomas Melvin, decided by the United States Court of...