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Despite prevailing at SCOTUS, 10th Circuit again rejects man’s age discrimination lawsuit
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Six months after the nation’s highest court ruled that a man could theoretically reopen his age discrimination case to contest an arbitrator’s unfair decision, the Denver-based federal appeals court determined he could not actually do so under the procedural rules. As a result, plaintiff Gary Waetzig cannot challenge his arbitrator’s violation of her arbitration agreement…
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Federal judge rejects Jeffrey Epstein-linked businessman’s request to shield case from public
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A federal judge on Monday refused a litigant’s request to completely shield his civil case from public view, noting in a strongly worded order that the man had chosen to bring his otherwise private arbitration dispute into the federal court system. “Federal judges and their court staff are not legal pawns to be deployed in…
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Federal judge slams ‘endless’ conspiracy-laden lawsuit against court officials, city of Loveland
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A federal judge last week threw out a lawsuit from a Colorado man alleging he was the victim of a conspiracy of judicial fraud and forgery, after his original efforts to baselessly extract $300 million from the city of Loveland were themselves deemed fraudulent. Since 2021, Eyoel-Dawit Matios has insisted Loveland owes him hundreds of millions…
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Federal judge refuses to force Black bank customer to arbitrate discrimination claims
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A federal judge last month refused to find that a mandatory arbitration clause in the fine print of a Black customer’s bank account agreement prohibited her from pursuing claims of racial discrimination in court. Jeanetta Vaughn filed suit against Chase Bank after the manager of its S. Buckley Road branch in Aurora called the police…
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Divided 10th Circuit restricts judges’ ability to address unfair arbitration outcomes
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Even if a private arbitrator did not follow the agreed-upon procedures or explain her reasoning, a man could not ask a judge to order a redo of his age discrimination proceedings, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Monday. The effect of the decision was to clarify – and narrow – the ability of judges to step…
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Colorado credit union’s update of terms, ‘buried’ in email, provided sufficient notice to customers, court says
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A Colorado credit union gave sufficient notice to consumers when it announced a change to customers’ legal rights in two sentences at the bottom of an email that required multiple clicks to see the new policy, the Court of Appeals ruled last week. Although a three-judge panel of the appellate court agreed Ent Credit Union…
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Federal judge moves forward on union’s claim that King Soopers is violating agreement
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A federal judge on Wednesday determined he could legally consider the request of a grocery workers’ union to block King Soopers from using non-union personnel to tend to garden displays, a move the United Food and Commercial Workers alleges is in violation of their labor contract. UFCW’s Local 7 represents retail and meat department workers…
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10th Circuit tosses phony arbitration scheme seeking $300 million against Loveland
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has rejected outright a Fort Collins man’s attempt to extract $300 million from the city of Loveland, in a case a lower court judge deemed “fraudulent.” Eyoel-Dawit Matios claimed Loveland was subject to a “self-executing” agreement to arbitrate his grievances stemming from a traffic stop with a Loveland…
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Judge tosses attempt to extract $300 million from Loveland through invalid arbitration scheme
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A federal judge has agreed that the city of Loveland does not owe a man $300 million through a baseless arbitration award. U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martínez determined that no valid contract existed between Eyoel-Dawit Matios and the city, and a court could not confirm an arbitrator’s award to Matios under those circumstances. The Feb.…
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Let’s hold nursing homes, assisted-living centers accountable
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Choosing a nursing home or an assisted living center is stressful, sad and often done in the middle of a crisis for elders and their families. The mountain of paperwork families are presented with at admission is considerable and most just sign everything without much thought because they’re overwhelmed and anxious. Unbeknownst to many families,…
