Jun 22, 2012
John Mohan obtained a ruling on June 21, 2012 from the Division of Workers”™ Compensation finding that a claimant was not entitled to any benefits from the Firm’s client, Centaur Building Services. The claimant, a 48-year old former employee of the Firm’s client, was seeking permanent total disability benefits from both Centaur and the Second Injury Fund. She was also seeking payment of her future lifetime medical and psychiatric expenses which were estimated in excess of $20,000
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Jun 5, 2012
Firm attorneys Tom Tueth, Margaret Hesse and Amy Clendennen succeeded in overturning a law that prohibited the Parkway School District from operating a recycling facility. The lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of a Missouri statute on the basis that the statute was “special legislation” directed at just the District.
The statute prohibited school districts that fell within a very narrowly defined class from operating a recycling facility near residential property. The Parkway School District is the only school district
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Feb 15, 2012
Rob Jackstadt recently won summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in Anderson v. Board of Education of Cahokia School District No. 187. The plaintiff in that lawsuit claimed that he was dismissed from his job in retaliation for certain comments made by his wife that were critical of various employees of the Cahokia School District. On February 14, 2012, United States District Judge G. Patrick Murphy granted the motion for summary
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Jan 31, 2012
Ian Cooper and Kate Nash recently prevailed in a trial for Washington University against the Missouri Commission on Human Rights. The University filed an action in the Circuit Court of Cole County challenging the jurisdiction of the MCHR over a former student’s discrimination and retaliation claims. The University asserted that the MCHR lacked jurisdiction over the student’s Complaint of Discriminiation because the University’s academic program was not a “place of public accommodation” under the Missouri Human Rights Act.
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Jan 4, 2012
Ian Cooper and John Reynolds won summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in Erlandson v. ConocoPhillips. The plaintiff claimed that he and other members of a putative class were not paid “retention bonuses” plaintiff valued in the millions of dollars following the merger between ConocoPhillips and Burlington Resources. On January 3, 2012, after previously denying Plaintiff’s request for class certification, Judge David Herndon denied plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and
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Dec 6, 2011
Ian Cooper and Kate Nash won dismissal of a putative class action entitled Dunn v. Board of Regents filed in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County against several Missouri public universities, including the University of Missouri. The plaintiffs claimed that they were not provided the full tuition reduction benefits provided for in the Missouri Returning Heroes”™ Act. Ian and Kate successfully argued that the plaintiffs”™ claims lacked any merit and, on December 5, 2011, Judge Ellen Levy
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Apr 12, 2010
Celynda Brasher, Tueth Keeney shareholder, and Michelle Basi, Tueth Keeney associate, recently won summary judgment in a lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Missouri. The pro se plaintiff filed charges against St. Charles Community College alleging race, age and gender discrimination. The plaintiff had applied for twelve different positions at the College and was not hired for any of them. Judge Donald Stohr, of the Eastern District of Missouri ruled in favor of the Defendant on April 12, 2010,
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Feb 24, 2009
Tueth Keeney recently obtained a unanimous judgment in favor of the Republic R-III School District for a special education due process hearing. The unanimous decision was reached on February 24, 2009 in front of a three person hearing panel. Tueth Keeney’s special education attorneys have been hired to defend dozens of school districts in state-level administrative due process hearings. The Firm has successfully handled numerous due process hearings in both Missouri and Illinois. read more
Feb 5, 2009
Tueth Keeney attorneys led by Ian Cooper recently obtained a summary judgment on behalf of an employer, ConocoPhillips, in a lawsuit alleging employment discrimination. Via a complaint filed on November 27, 2007, plaintiff alleged discrimination on the basis of her gender and her age in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1974 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. On February 5, 2009, the Honorable Judge Reagan of the United States District Court for the Southern
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Jan 15, 2008
On January 15, 2008, the Honorable Judge Noce of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Missouri granted summary judgment in favor of Tueth Keeney client Parkway School District and dismissed the plaintiff’s case against the District. Tueth Keeney attorneys, Margaret Hesse and Michelle Basi had been defending the district in this matter in which the plaintiff argued that the District discriminated against him
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Margaret A. Hesse
Robert L. Jackstadt
Ian P. Cooper
Kate L. Nash
John M. Reynolds
Celynda L. Brasher
Michelle H. Basi
Laura E. Hemmer