Sep 29, 2006
John Reynolds and Robert Jackstadt successfully completed a two-week trial in Madison County, Illinois and secured a verdict of approximately $4.7 million dollars on behalf of the firm’s clients. At issue in the trial was whether the defendants”™ horizontal directional drilling operations near the Wood River Refinery in Hartford, Illinois had damaged an underground sewer belonging to the Plaintiffs. On September 29, 2006 the jury found defendants liable and awarded almost $ 4.7 million in damages. The trial team for
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Sep 22, 2006
Minimizing legal risks to its clients is an important focus of Tueth Keeney. To minimize a client’s legal risks, Tueth Keeney attorneys often present in-services for its clients. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to the advising and educating of school administrators on the complex and ever changing legal issues facing public schools. Merry Rhoades, firm shareholder, spoke with the teachers of Altamont School District on September 22, 2006. Merry the faculty regarding Special Education and Confidentiality, a very
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Sep 19, 2006
Minimizing legal risks to its clients is an important focus of Tueth Keeney. To minimize a client’s legal risks, Tueth Keeney attorneys often present in-services for its clients. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to the advising and educating of school administrators on the complex and ever changing legal issues facing public schools. Firm shareholder, Merry Rhoades presented an in-service to Tueth Keeney client Mid-State Special Education District on September 19, 2006. The in-service titled, A Legal Update for
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Sep 14, 2006
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform their colleagues. Melanie Gurley Keeney will give a legal presentation entitled “Employment Law Overview ““ Hiring Practices: How to Avoid Liability” at the Greater St. Louis Dental Society’s 2006 Mid-Continent Dental Congress being held at the Chase Park Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri September 14 – 16, 2006. The Greater St. Louis Dental Society is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1856. The
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Sep 13, 2006
Minimizing legal risks to its clients is an important focus of Tueth Keeney. To minimize a client’s legal risks, Tueth Keeney attorneys often present in-services for firm clients. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to advising and educating school administrators on the complex and ever-changing legal issues facing public schools. On September 13, 2006, firm shareholders Merry Rhoades and D. Shane Jones presented an in-service to the administrators of Marion Community Unit #2 School District. The presentation titled, Limiting
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Sep 12, 2006
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform their colleagues. On September 12, 2006, Melanie Gurley Keeney gave a legal presentation entitled “Hot Topics in Student and Employee Immigration Law” at an NSBA Audio Conference. Melanie’s audio presentation focused on the cutting-edge legal issues surrounding immigration in the school district context. The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is
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Apr 27, 2006
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform their colleagues. Tueth Keeney shareholder Merry Rhoades, along with Dr. Brad Colwell of Southern Illinois University were featured presenters at the 2006 Illinois Association of School Administrators’ Annual Conference. The conference took place in Springfield, Illinois on April 27, 2006. Merry Rhoades and Dr. Colwell presented a session titled “Speech and Religion: A School District’s Response to the First Amendment”. The session
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Apr 6, 2006
Firm attorneys are often in demand as speakers and presenters for their expertise on legal issues. On April 6, 2006, Tueth Keeney attorneys Pete Yelkovac and Margaret Hesse presented useful information on difficult legal issues for the Missouri K-8 Association Annual Conference in Branson, Missouri. Legal topics covered included “Navigating the Wild West of Employment Terminations Without Being Ambushed,” and “Performance Review Tactics: Ensuring that Employees Receive Constructive Evaluations.” Pete and Margaret also participated in a lively panel discussion during
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Mar 2, 2006
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform their colleagues. Firm shareholder, Merry Rhoades was asked to be a featured presenter at the 2006 Special Education Conference hosted by the Illinois Principal’s Association (IPA) and the Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education (IAASE). Merry’s presentation titled “Hot Topics and Cool Tips in Special Education” was designed to address special education law, specifically the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
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Oct 12, 2005
Tueth Keeney attorneys including shareholder Margaret Hesse recently obtained a victory for the Missouri United School Insurance Council (MUSIC) in a procedurally complex declaratory judgment action. The plaintiff in the suit was the parent of a former Clark County R-I School District elementary school student. The student had been physically assaulted by a substitute teacher in 1998. The School District had previously settled an earlier legal action with the family, but the prior settlement did not include claims against the
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John M. Reynolds
Robert L. Jackstadt
Merry Rhoades
Melanie Gurley Keeney
Margaret A. Hesse