22 June 2018

United States Supreme Court holds plain error relief should ordinarily be granted for guideline miscalculations; affirms denial of a preliminary injunction is a gerrymandering case; holds a sentence reduction explanation was adequate; and reinstates a First Amendment retaliatory arrest claim.

by William Gaskill

5 January 2018

10th Circuit reverses denial of qualified immunity motion; affirms a criminal forfeiture order; affirms denial of spoliation remedy; reverses denial of a motion to suppress; affirms rejection of motion to amend qui tam complaint; affirms drug convictions; affirms reinstatement of disability benefits; and vacates a preliminary injunction.

by William Gaskill

3 November 2017

10th Circuit reinstates some claims in drug failure to warn case; reverses the issuance of a preliminary injunction; vacates enhanced sentence in felon in possession case; reinstates computer code misappropriation claim; rejects constitutional challenge to warrantless searches of prescription drug records database; affirms distribution order in a bankruptcy case; affirms nursing home abuse judgment; and vacates life sentence in drug conspiracy case.

by William Gaskill

15 June 2017

10th Circuit rejects sex discrimination claim and vacates preliminary injunction barring release of wolves in New Mexico.

by William Gaskill

13 December 2016

10th Circuit affirms denial of preliminary injunction in rapid bus transit case and affirms dismissal of Quiznos securities fraud case.

by William Gaskill

1 November 2016

10th Circuit denies en banc review in Utah Planned Parenthood case; adopts a new standard to review preliminary injunction appeals; affirms bankruptcy order approving settlement of probate claim; and reverses lost profits verdict.

by William Gaskill

20 October 2016

10th Circuit upholds preliminary injunction against Kansas in a motor voter case and grants summary judgment to trucking company which illegally required truckers to pay for its communication system because trucker failed to offer evidence of damages.

by William Gaskill

13 July 2016

10th Circuit orders Utah to resume payments to Planned Parenthood of Utah; affirms defense verdict is design defect case; affirms summary judgment in one Americans with Disabilities Act claim; holds plasma donation centers are subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act; affirms a fine; holds mistrial was properly denied in public corruption case; and hoods a Fair Credit Reporting Act reinvestigation was reasonable.

by William Gaskill

1 June 2015

10th Circuit affirms nationwide permit to do utility work which destroys small amounts of wetlands; affirms denial of preliminary injunction in case asking for right for school districts to fund schools at desired levels without state interference; and upholds denial of power coop’s motion to intervene in rate jurisdiction case.

by William Gaskill

26 February 2015

Utah Court of Appeals holds loss of leverage can be irreparable harm in preliminary injunction context and issues ten other decisions.

by William Gaskill

12 January 2015

10th Circuit rejects challenge to Oklahoma’s new lethal injection protocol.

by William Gaskill

2 January 2015

Utah Court of Appeals holds that when police evaluate a person in distress and take steps to protect, a tort claim against the officers’ employers will lie if the officers act unreasonably and issues five other decisions.

by William Gaskill