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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Feb 10, 2010
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 clients and friends of the firm. On February 10 & 11, 2010, attorneys from the firm’s Illinois school law team conducted their annual School Law Seminar. The seminar took place on the campus of Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville on Wednesday, February 10th, and at Rend Lake Resort and Conference Center in Whittington, Illinois
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Jan 1, 2010
Tueth Keeney’s Illinois school law practice group has announced the dates for their upcoming annual Spring Semester legal seminars. This year’s seminars will focus on Spring Semester Legal Issues for the School Administrator. There will be two opportunities to attend the seminar, at two locations in Southern Illinois. On Wednesday, February 10, 2010, the Tueth Keeney seminar will be held at Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville in the Morris University Center from 8 AM to 12 PM. A complimentary lunch
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Aug 14, 2008
Firm attorney Robert L. Jackstadt successfully completed a four day jury trial in Madison County, Illinois and obtained a Defendant’s verdict on a personal injury lawsuit. The suit filed against a Madison County public school district was based on a claim that the School District failed to provide proper supervision on the campus during a passing period at the high school. In the lawsuit, the Plaintiff had suffered
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Jan 1, 2007
The shareholders of the law firm Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C. recently elected Firm attorneys Melanie Gurley Keeney, Ian P. Cooper, and Robert L. Jackstadt to the Firm’s Management Committee. Their duties are set to begin January 1, 2007. Melanie Gurley Keeney practices in the areas of employment, education and immigration law. Ian P. Cooper practices in the areas of commercial, employment, higher education, environmental and tort litigation. Robert L. Jackstadt practices in the areas
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Jan 1, 2007
The shareholders of the law firm Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C. recently elected Firm attorneys Melanie Gurley Keeney, Ian P. Cooper, and Robert L. Jackstadt to the Firm’s Management Committee. Their duties are set to begin January 1, 2007. Melanie Gurley Keeney practices in the areas of employment, education and immigration law. Ian P. Cooper practices in the areas of commercial, employment, higher education, environmental and tort litigation. Robert L. Jackstadt practices in the areas
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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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Aug 8, 2005
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. On August 8, 2005, Robert Jackstadt and Merry Rhoades conducted an in-service for Edwardsville Community Unit School District No. 7. Rob and Merry’s presentation was titled
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Jun 9, 2005
Tueth Keeney attorneys Robert Jackstadt and Merry Rhoades recently obtained a defendants”™ verdict on a retaliation lawsuit based on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The federal jury found in favor of the Edwardsville School District on Thursday June 9, 2005 in the Federal Courthouse in East St. Louis. In the lawsuit, a substitute teacher alleged that the School District retaliated against her when she requested special education services for her son. After hearing three days of testimony and a
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Feb 8, 2005
On February 8, 2005 – and for the 12th consecutive year – Illinois school law attorneys from Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. presented their Winter Illinois School Law Seminar. The Tueth Keeney Illinois school law attorneys, including shareholders Robert Jackstadt, Merry Rhoades, and D. Shane Jones shared their knowledge on a wide variety of current topics, including:
- The Reauthorized and Improved IDEA
- Seniority Lists and RIFs, Recent Case Law
- The Baird Decision: Its Impact on
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Robert L. Jackstadt
Laura E. Hemmer
Merry Rhoades
Ian P. Cooper
Melanie Gurley Keeney
John M. Reynolds