Borsody v. Federal Express Corporation

── Borsody v. Federal Express Corporation ── Court: Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: April 27, 2026 Category: General Appellate Case: 25-3087 Document: 47 Date Filed: 04/27/2026 Page: 1 FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS April 27, 2026 FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT _________________________________ Christopher M. Wolpert Clerk of Court ANDRIA BORSODY, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. No. 25-3087 (D.C. No. 2:24-CV-02073-HLT-ADM) FEDERAL EXPRESS (D. Kan.) CORPORATION, Defendant - Appellee. _________________________________ ORDER AND JUDGMENT * _________________________________ Before PHILLIPS, EID, and FEDERICO, Circuit Judges. _________________________________ Andria Borsody, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s denial of her Motion for Judicial Review and Temporary Injunction, which contests the validity and enforcement of the parties’ previously negotiated *After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist in the determination of this appeal. See Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 34(a)(2); Tenth Circuit Rule 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 32.1 and Tenth Circuit Rule 32.1.  Appellate Case: 25-3087 Document: 47 Date Filed: 04/27/2026 Page: 2 settlement agreement. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. I Borsody brought an employment discrimination case against FedEx in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Separately, in administrative proceedings before the state’s workers’ compensation division, Borsody pursued several workers’ compensation claims against FedEx. The events underlying these claims were intertwined, and the parties attended mediation during which they reached a global settlement that would resolve all of Borsody’s pending claims against FedEx. Both FedEx and Borsody signed a hand-written term sheet outlining the key terms of this agreement, including financial settlement terms. The term sheet listed three separate payments, one for lost wages to be reported on a W-2, a second for compensatory damages to be reported on a 1099, and a third for “George Pearson lien paid.” Aplt. Opening Br., Exs. at 16. Attorney Pearson represented Borsody in at least some of her workers’ compensation claims and had filed an attorney’s lien against Borsody and FedEx seeking compensation for his services. The term sheet required the parties to take all actions necessary to dismiss the pending federal court case and workers’ compensation claims. It also included a provision stating Borsody agreed “to be responsible for any and all taxes 2  Appellate Case: 25-3087 Document: 47 Date Filed: 04/27/2026 Page: 3 personally due on settlement payment and to indemnify FedEx for any such tax liability.” Id. at 17. Finally, the term sheet required the parties to keep the “nature and