McGUIRE v. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

No. 98-1388.

210 F.3d 1141 (2000)

Kevin McGUIRE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

April 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane MacArthur Brown, Olsen & Brown, L.L.C., Niwot, Colorado, on the brief for Plaintiff-Appellee.*

Mary H. Stuart, Holme Roberts & Owen, L.L.P., (Daniel R. Satriana, Jr., Alan Epstein and Marianne E. Pierce, Hall & Evans, L.L.C., on the briefs), Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KELLY, ALARCON, and HENRY, Circuit Judges.


PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves the application of Colorado law to disciplinary procedures and an internal grievance process contained in an employee handbook. Appellant Continental Airlines, Inc. (Continental) appeals from a jury verdict in favor of appellee Kevin McGuire for $200,000 damages on alternative theories of breach of implied contract/promissory estoppel. Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we reverse.

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