John Mohan successfully defends workers compensation claim for Centaur Building Services

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...

Tom Tueth, Margaret A. Hesse and Amy Leech Clendennen win summary judgment for Parkway School District in Missouri constitutional law case

Jun 5, 2012 | Margaret A. Hesse

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...

Rob Jackstadt wins summary judgment in First Amendment Retaliation lawsuit for Cahokia School District

Feb 15, 2012 | Robert L. Jackstadt

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...

Ian Cooper and Kate Nash win important MHRA case for Missouri colleges and universities

Jan 31, 2012 | Ian P. CooperKate L. Nash

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...

Ian Cooper and John Reynolds win summary judgment on class action for ConocoPhillips and Burlington Resources

Jan 4, 2012 | Ian P. CooperJohn M. Reynolds

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...

Ian Cooper and Kate Nash win dismissal of class action filed by veterans against the University of Missouri

Dec 6, 2011 | Ian P. CooperKate L. Nash

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...