Ian Cooper and Kate Nash win dismissal of class action against Mizzou

Jan 10, 2013 | Ian P. CooperKate L. Nash

Ian Cooper and Kate Nash have won the dismissal of a class action filed against the University of Missouri by Iraq war veterans claiming that the University denied them benefits under Missouri’s Returning Heroes”™ Act.   On January 9, 2013, Judge Thomas...

D. Shane Jones wins arbitration for Illinois school district

Jan 4, 2013 |

On January 3, 2013, Arbitrator Thomas F. Gibbons issued a decision denying a grievance filed by the Roxana Education Association, IEA-NEA (the “REA”), and  upholding a directive issued by the Roxana Community Unit School District No. 1.   The REA filed...

D. Shane Jones Wins Labor Arbitration for Illinois Special Education School District

Sep 21, 2012 |

On August 9, 2012, Arbitrator George L. Fitzsimmons issued a decision finding for the employer, Mid-State Special Education District, and denying a grievance filed by an employee of the District, and her union, the Illinois Education Association (IEA). The employee...

Ian Cooper and Amy Leech Clendennen Win Appeal for Missouri State University

Aug 30, 2012 | Ian P. Cooper

Ian Cooper and Amy Leech Clendennen won an appeal in the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Southern District for Missouri State University.   The appellant, Dr. Mary Anne Jennings, claimed that the University breached its covenant of good faith and fair dealing...

Ian Cooper wins important Seventh Circuit appeal on the sufficiency of a response to a complaint of sexual harassment

Jul 28, 2012 | Ian P. CooperKate L. Nash

In a case of significance to all institutions of higher education and employers generally, Ian Cooper won a victory on behalf of Southern Illinois University before the U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit in the case Milligan vs. Southern Illinois University. In a...

Rob Jackstadt Wins Contractual Forum Selection Battle in Federal Court for the Edwardsville School District

Jul 6, 2012 | Robert L. Jackstadt

Rob Jackstadt secured an Order from the federal court remanding a construction contract claim back to the state court on a case that was removed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. In Edwardsville Comm. Unit District No.7 v. K...