10th Circuit (incl. bankruptcy)

The United State Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit sits in Denver, CO. The courthouse is the Byron White US Courthouse. In terms of its size, the Tenth Circuit spans its jurisdictional-reach over 20% of the USA's land mass (spanning 560,625 square miles). In addition to the state of Colorado, the Tenth Circuit is comprised of Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Utah. The Circuit was initially part of the Eighth Circuit, Congressional legislation broke the single circuit into the Eighth and Tenth respectively.

The US District Court of Appeals is in Denver, Co. The District of Kansas has its courthouse situated in Wichita. The District of New Mexico courthouse is in Albuquerque. The Eastern District of Oklahoma courthouse is in Muskogee, and Northern District is in Tulsa. The Western District courthouse in Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma City. The District of Utah courthouse sits in Salt Lake City, and the District of Wyoming courthouse is in Cheyenne, WY.

Currently, there are 12 judges appointed to the bench in the circuit. Of these, there are 10 senior judges. Timothy M. Tymkovich is the Chief Justice presently serving as the head of the circuit system. And, US Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, is the Circuit Justice for the Tenth District.

Among the leading cases in the circuit is United States v Timothy McVeigh (1998) which was a death-penalty sentencing, following the Oklahoma City, OK bombing. He was convicted and executed of the mass-terrorist crime in 2001. Free Speech v Federal Election Committee (2013) is another famous decision from the circuit which required FEC disclaimers to be given to voters, to ensure they were “informed” of the candidates or groups who were speaking.

The National Law Review covers a wide range of cases in tort-law, FLSA, real property and real estate, civil rights, labor, intellectual property, bankruptcy cases, and more. The National Law Review also covers agency news (including NLRB, Dod, DOJ, EEOC, USCIS, HIPPA, and more), litigation, and the latest news/information relating to elections or appointments in the circuit system.

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Nov 3 2015	Colorado Federal Court Allows Terminated Employee to Proceed with Age Discrimination Claim Despite Her Execution of a Release of Claims	Mintz
Nov 2 2015	If Considered Material, False Statements Made to Federal Regulatory Bodies Create Exposure to Criminal Liability	McDermott Will & Emery
Nov 2 2015	Severance Payments May be Recoverable in a Company’s Bankruptcy	Mintz
Oct 28 2015	Oklahoma Federal Court Finds Expense Reimbursement Need Not Be “Rolled In” To Overtime Calculation	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 27 2015	Creditors May Collect Debts From Funds Distributed to a Debtor From His/Her Exempt Retirement Account Under Tenth Circuit Ruling that Distributed Funds are not Exempt	Holland & Hart LLP
Oct 16 2015	Tenth Circuit Finds Secretly Recorded Age-based Remarks To Be Double-Edged Sword That Can Be Used as Evidence of Plaintiff’s Own Wrongdoing	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct 13 2015	Tenth Circuit Holds that U.S. Supreme Court Decisions in Law v. Siegel and Travelers Casualty v. Pacific Gas & Electric do no Change Established Tenth Circuit Law on Recharacterization of Debt to Equity	Holland & Hart LLP
Oct 13 2015	US District Court Blocks Bureau of Land Management Rule For Hydraulic Fracking On Federal And Tribal Land	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct 12 2015	FMLA Leave Is Not The Time To Reevaluate Employee’s Position	Holland & Hart LLP
Oct 11 2015	Deaf Plasma Technician’s ADA Accommodation Case Revived	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 5 2015	Cat’s Paw, Part II: “Termination Review” by Independent Decision Makers Can Break the Causal Chain	Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep 3 2015	Kissing Camels Antitrust Suit Against Health System Moves Past Another Hump in the Road	Mintz
Sep 1 2015	Employer Changes Mind, Denies Accommodation to Deaf Applicant, Heads to Jury - Tenth Circuit	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug 28 2015	Rule 11 Sanctions Are Rare and Reserved for the Most Egregious of Violations	McDermott Will & Emery
Aug 10 2015	Tenth Circuit: Legal Characterization of Facts in Underlying Complaint Insufficient to Trigger the Duty to Defend	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Aug 4 2015	Latest EEOC Discrimination Suit Targets Employment Exam	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul 30 2015	Tenth Circuit Finds Price-Anderson Act Does Not Preempt Nuisance Claims	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul 23 2015	Potential Erosion of the Distinction Between Benefits Denials and Breach of Fiduciary Duty under ERISA in the Tenth Circuit	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Jul 15 2015	Attack on Colorado’s Renewable Energy Standard Law Denied	Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul 14 2015	10th Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Challenge to Colorado's Renewable Energy Standard	Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Jul 1 2015	The Bankruptcy Recharacterization Doctrine Is Ripe For Supreme Court Review	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun 5 2015	Tenth Circuit Affirms Clawback from Unsuspecting Recipient of Funds Under Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act	Katten
Jun 1 2015	Privacy Monday – June 1, 2015 – Courts Affirm Insurers’ Denial of Coverage for Electronic Data Claims	Mintz
May 5 2015	Tenth Circuit Lifts Stay on CPSC’s Magnets Rule	Mintz
Apr 13 2015	Colorado Court Breaks from Current Precedent in E-Discovery Cost Award	Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Apr 6 2015	Tenth Circuit Stays April 1 Effective Date of CPSC’s Magnets Safety Rule	Mintz
Apr 1 2015	No Girls Allowed Isn't Allowed: Even Roughnecks Have to Follow the Law - re: Discriminate Against Female Applicants	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar 27 2015	Housley and Clinkinbeard Affirmed by 10th Circuit on Fireman's Rule	Armstrong Teasdale
Mar 25 2015	What You Didn’t Say Can Be Used Against You in a Court of Law: Perceived Speech is Not Protected Speech	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar 19 2015	10th Circuit Reverses EEOC Win After Lower Court Applied Wrong ADA Direct-Threat Standard	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar 11 2015	Tenth Circuit: Isolated Deduction Does Not Defeat Salary Basis For Exempt Salaried Employees	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 4 2015	Two Recent Decisions Hold That A Whistleblower Is Not Barred From Bringing A Qui Tam Lawsuit Based Upon Facts Already Known To The Government As A Result Of Audit Or Investigation That Is Not Known To The General Public	Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Feb 25 2015	Insufficient Evidence of Actual Losses Frustrates Company’s Restitution Bid under MVRA (Mandatory Victims Restitution Act)	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 25 2015	Failure to Interview All Witnesses or Review Product Design Documents Does not Warrant Exclusion - Products Liability	Armstrong Teasdale
Feb 25 2015	Products Liability: Failure to Test Theory Renders Opinion Unreliable	Armstrong Teasdale
Feb 4 2015	Pistols Drawn! Trademark Showdown over New Mexico State Mascot Finally Resolved	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan 29 2015	Is the Comic Book Character Copyright Infringement Saga Finally Over?	McDermott Will & Emery
Jan 23 2015	Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Class Action for Failing to Plead Scienter Under the PSLRA	Katten
Jan 22 2015	Tenth Circuit Hears Arguments in Colorado Renewable Energy Standard Case	Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Dec 22 2014	Medical Testimony Needed in ADA Case to Establish Impairment and Limitations it Caused	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 18 2014	No Proof Necessary: SCOTUS Rules Defendant’s Notice Of Removal Under CAFA Need Not Include Evidence of The Amount In Controversy	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec 18 2014	Supreme Court Clarifies the Standard Governing Removal of Class Action Cases to Federal Court	Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec 18 2014	District Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to SEC Administrative Proceedings	Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec 5 2014	Offer of Judgment Doesn’t Moot Class Action (11th Circuit)	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 1 2014	Tenth Circuit Finds Plan Administrator Has No Duty to Inquire into Authenticity of Participant’s Beneficiary Designation	Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov 25 2014	Is The Duty To Defend Broader Than The Duty To Indemnify? Your Insurer Doesn't Think So, And Surprisingly, Some Courts Agree.	Gilbert LLP
Nov 22 2014	Utah District Court Strikes Down Regulation of Species Under the Endangered Species Act	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov 20 2014	Litigation Against Dow Chemical Corporation: 'Class Action, Lots of Foam? That’ll Be $1 Billion.'	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov 19 2014	Utah Federal Court Finds Endangered Species Act Cannot Regulate Species on Private Lands Within a Single State	Beveridge & Diamond PC
Nov 11 2014	Utah District Court Strikes Down Regulation of Purely Intrastate Species on Private Land	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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