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Four JLO Attorneys named to 2025 Super Lawyers list.

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Congratulations to Joe Flynn, Elisa Hatlevig, Tessa McEllistrem and Pat Skoglund for being named to the 2025 list of Minnesota Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a Thomson Reuters business that provides a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas, who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Rising Stars selections undergo … [Read more...]

Supreme Court Rules in Reverse Discrimination Case, Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services

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On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court made a significant ruling when they unanimously ruled against the Sixth Circuit, invalidating the “background circumstances” requirement for Title VII claims brought by majority-group plaintiffs. This decision resolved a Circuit split, holding that courts must evaluate Title VII claims brought by all plaintiffs, regardless of majority-group versus minority-group class, under the same evidentiary standard. Petitioner, Marlean Ames, a … [Read more...]

Muldrow Supreme Court Decision News Flash

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by Marissa Nyeverko, Law Clerk, Jardine, Logan & O'Brien, P.L.L.P. On April 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court made a pivotal ruling in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, No. 22-193. The Court held that “an employee challenging a job transfer under Title VII must show that the transfer brought about some harm with respect to an identifiable term or condition of employment, but that harm need not be significant.” This decision marks a substantial departure from the previous requirement, in … [Read more...]

Vogt v. MeND et al: Adverse inference instruction and attorney fees granted as sanction for imputed spoliation. By Trevor S. Johnson

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A recent Minnesota court ruling emphasizes the need to proactively preserve evidence that documents a major incident and its aftermath. In the case of Vogt v. MEnD Corr. Care et al (21-CV-1055, D. Minn.), regarding the death of a jail inmate, the Minnesota District Court granted plaintiff’s motion for spoliation sanctions, allowing an adverse inference instruction regarding missing surveillance footage and awarding plaintiff attorney fees and costs. Plaintiff alleged that footage from one … [Read more...]

JLO Winter 2022 Newsletter published

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Winter - “Minnesota Supreme Court Rules Federal Law Preempts Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Medical Marijuana Coverage” and “The Enforceability of ‘Resident-Relative’ Exclusions in Homeowner’s Insurance Policies and its Impact on the Dog Bite Statute” … [Read more...]

Congratulations for Joseph Flynn and Elisa Hatlevig for being named to the 2021 Super Lawyers List!

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Super Lawyers is a Thomson Reuters business that provides a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas, who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than 2.5% of lawyers in Minnesota are named to the Rising Stars list. … [Read more...]

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