The JLO Spring newsletter features the following articles: Wisconsin Legisature Amends Workers' Compensation Act to Close Exclusive Remedy Loophole and CGL Exclusions J(5) and J(6) … [Read more...]

The JLO Winter newsletter features the following articles: Recent Minnesota Supreme Court Decisions Mark a Change in Policy and Notice and Remediation of Architectural Barriers in Accessibility Lawsuits. … [Read more...]

JLO Fall Newsletter has been sent out. Click below to view the current copy. LaPoint v. Family Orthodontics: A Glimpse Into Minnesota Courts’ Evaluation of a Pregnancy Discrimination Claim and 2017 Legislative Update … [Read more...]

Tessa McEllistrem and Jessica Schwie prevailed before the 8th Circuit in the matter of Pena v. Freeborn County, No. 16-2756. The 8th Circuit affirmed dismissal of a § 1983 procedural due process claim and a Peace Officer Disciplinary Act (PODPA) claim arising out of a job termination. The Court held that Pena, a former Jail Administrator for Freeborn County, was afforded all constitutional due process that was required because he was notified of the employment misconduct charges against him … [Read more...]

Congratulations to Joseph E. Flynn, Lawrence M. Rocheford, Leonard J. Schweich, Elisa M. Hatlevig, Vicki A. Hruby and Tessa M. McEllistrem who were named to the 2017 list of Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. 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 … [Read more...]

June JLO Newsletter available here - Firm Successfully Obtains Multiple Dismissals and Two Minnesota Supreme Court Workers' Compensation Decisions Result in Legislative Changes by Keith R. Czechowicz … [Read more...]

The women attorneys who were selected as 2016 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars are featured in the Top Women Attorneys in Minnesota list, which is published in the April 2017 issue of Twin Cities Business and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine. 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. Rising Stars selections undergo the same … [Read more...]

Hannah Felix and Jessica Schwie of Jardine, Logan & O’Brien, P.L.L.P. obtained an order for summary judgment dismissing the federal ADA claims brought by Plaintiff David B. Ketroser against Asphalt Driveway Company of St. Paul. Ketroser alleged that (1) the handicap parking space was not located on the shortest accessible route from adjacent parking to an accessible entrance, (2) the slope of the handicap parking space and access aisle were too steep, and (3) the curb ramp did not have flared … [Read more...]

JLO Partner Jessica Schwie and JLO Law Clerk Jordan Leitzke have authored an article entitled "Warnings Required When Investigating Employee Misconduct" in the Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT) Bulletin, January 2017 issue, page 4. View the MCIT Bulletin here: MCIT Bulletin January 2017 … [Read more...]

Winter - Cell Phones and Motor Vehicle Accidents by Sarah K. Gronemeyer and When Does a Wisconsin Medical Malpractice Claim Accrue? by Lawrence M. Rocheford … [Read more...]