Jan 17, 2017
Ian Cooper was recently a featured speaker at the Illinois Council of School Attorneys”™ 30th Annual Seminar on School Law in Chicago, Illinois. Ian presented on “Practical and Ethical Considerations in Practicing Before the US Supreme Court and the Illinois Supreme Court.” Ian P. Cooper serves clients in employment, higher education, commercial, and tort matters. Ian regularly serves as lead counsel in significant cases, including class actions and other complex litigation. Ian has tried numerous jury and bench trials
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Jan 17, 2017
Kate Nash and Ian Cooper recently spoke at the Missouri College & University Professional Association ““ HR Fall Conference at the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Ian and Kate addressed college and university human resources professionals from around the state about hot legal topics impacting higher education human resources professionals, including regulatory changes, such as the latest update regarding the FLSA overtime regulations litigation, changes to EEOC guidance and Title VII case law regarding sexual orientation discrimination. Kate and Ian
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Aug 15, 2016
Ian Cooper and Kate Nash won the dismissal of a Title IX case brought against a Missouri College in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The plaintiff was a recruit visiting campus who claimed that the College violated Title IX with regard to an alleged assault by a student at a fraternity party. Kate and Ian successfully argued that the plaintiff’s claims failed to meet the legal requirements of a Title IX claim. Ian
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Dec 16, 2015
Melanie Gurley Keeney, Ian Cooper, Margaret Hesse, Kate Nash and Kameron Murphy presented a CLE program to the members of the St. Louis Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel on November 19, 2015 at Westborough Country Club. Their presentations covered 1) MHRA Litigation in the Wake of Cox v. Kansas City Chiefs; 2) Troubling New Developments in Joint Employer Liability; 3) LGBT Rights vs. Religious Freedom ““ The Emerging Tug of War in the Workplace; and 4) Compliance
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Oct 20, 2015
Kate Nash and Ian Cooper recently spoke at the Missouri College & University Professional Association ““ HR Fall Conference at the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Ian and Kate addressed college and university human resources professionals from around the state about hot legal topics impacting human resources, including same-sex marriage, transgender employees, religious discrimination and accommodations for pregnant employees. Katherine L. Nash practices primarily in the areas of education, non-profit, litigation, labor and employment law. Kate
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Oct 17, 2015
Ian Cooper won dismissal of a faculty member’s claims against a former Dean at Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Illinois on October 16, 2015. The faculty member claimed that the former Dean and another administrator made defamatory statements about the faculty member. Ian successfully argued that the Circuit Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the faculty member’s claims. Ian Cooper practices in the areas of employment, higher education, commercial,
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Sep 16, 2015
Ian Cooper and Kate Nash won an appeal for Stephens College and three of its administrators in the Missouri Court of Appeals on September 15, 2015. The plaintiff was a former student at the College who sued in the Circuit Court of Boone County for breach of contract and various alleged torts arising out of a medical withdrawal. After the trial court granted the College and its employees summary judgment the student appealed. In a unanimous opinion, the Court of
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Sep 15, 2015
Ian Cooper and John Reynolds won an appeal for ConocoPhillips in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on September 15, 2015. Ian and John sought reversal of a class certification order entered by the district court in a case involving environmental contamination and alleged property damage. In a unanimous opinion, the Eighth Circuit reversed the class certification order holding that the Plaintiffs had failed to establish that they suffered a common injury. Ian argued the case
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Aug 20, 2015
Ian Cooper and Mollie Hennessee won a four-day jury trial for Missouri State University on August 20, 2015. The plaintiff was a teacher at the LNU-MSU College of International Business in Dailan, China. The plaintiff claimed that he was terminated because of his race and national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The jury returned a unanimous verdict for the University. This was Ian’s second victory this year in jury trials for Missouri State University.
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Jul 7, 2015
Ian Cooper and Mollie Mohan defeated a Section 1983 claim brought by two faculty members seeking injunctive relief against Southern Illinois University and a University administrator. The case was heard before Judge David Herndon of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. The Court entered its Order denying the faculty members”™ claims on July 6, 2015. Ian P. Cooper is a founding Shareholder of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C. Ian practices
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Ian P. Cooper
Kate L. Nash
Margaret A. Hesse
Melanie Gurley Keeney
John M. Reynolds
Mollie G. Mohan