Legal Opinion

Coletti v. Cudd Pressure Control

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided January 5, 1999No. 97-8125PublishedCited by 104 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRORBY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Ms. Barbara Coletti, appeals a jury verdict and judgment denying her retaliatory discharge, public policy tort claim against her former employer, Cudd Pressure Control (“Cudd”). Ms. Coletti alleges Cudd fired her for filing a workers’ compensation claim. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

Ms. Coletti raises several issues on appeal. First, she contends the trial court’s jury instructions improperly defined the Wyoming Workers’ Compensation public policy tort claim for retaliatory discharge, and included an improper “presumption” of…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Lehman Brothers v. ScheinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Aramburu v. The Boeing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
  3. Arthur Wayne Carson, Cross-Appellee v. Officer Polley, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. WackerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  5. Frank L. SPULAK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. K MART CORPORATION, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by104 opinions

  1. Schrier v. University of ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
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  3. Koch v. Koch Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
  4. RoDa Drilling Co. v. SiegalCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
  5. Winnebago Tribe v. StovallCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003

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