Favorable Special Education Ruling in the 8th Circuit
On March 2, 2020, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ralph R. Erickson wrote a favorable opinion for our client, a thirteen-year old child with complex needs and medical diagnoses,...
Partial Summary Judgment Granted on Behalf of Plaintiffs in Fair Housing Case
On March 16, 2020, U.S. District Court Judge Richard H. Mills granted Partial Summary Judgment on behalf of the Plaintiffs in Valencia, et al. v. City of Springfield, as...
Covid-19 and Special Education
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused drastic changes to daily life across Missouri and Illinois since early March 2020, and the frequent changes to local and state laws can be hard...
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
On March 18, 2020, the Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act). Under this Act, certain employers are required to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded...
Kim Gardner sues city, police union, accusing them of racist conspiracy to push her out of office
Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, and Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit on behalf of Kim Gardner against the City of St. Louis and its...
Sarah Jane Hunt named as a 2019 Rising Star by Super Lawyers
In June 2019, Kennedy Hunt, PC partner, Sarah Jane Hunt, was selected by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star on the 2019 Missouri & Kansas Rising Star list. Being named...
Summary Judgment Order in the Southern District of Illlinois
Kennedy Hunt, P.C. recently received an Order from Judge Gilbert in the Southern District of Illinois largely denying summary judgment in a sexual harassment and disability discrimination case against the City...
Monroe v. Rauner
The ACLU and Kirkland Ellis filed a class action lawsuit on January 31, 2018, on behalf of transgender women currently in custody in the Illinois Department of Corrections. In March...
Press Release for Lawsuit Against City of Murphysboro, IL
On May 7, 2018, the Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against the City of Murphysboro, Illinois and two...
Filing for Overtime Pay and Wrongful Termination
The Kennedy Hunt, P.C., III filed suit in St. Louis County on behalf of our client, a former janitor of Machinist District No. 9. The lawsuit alleges violations of the...
Recent Filing for Wrongful Termination
The Kennedy Hunt, P.C., L.C. recently filed suit in St. Louis County, Missouri, on behalf of our client, a former employee of Paul Cerame Auto Group. This lawsuit alleges age...
Favorable Ruling in the 7th Circuit
On March 1, 2018, Judge Joel M. Flaum delivered a favorable opinion on the oral argument delivered by Thomas Kennedy at the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on February 8th,...
Oral Argument in the Seventh Circuit
On February 8th, 2018, Thomas Kennedy, III argued in front of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, Illinois. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of individuals with disabilities...
Sister lawsuit filed by Department of Justice
On November 28, 2017, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City of Springfield on behalf of the United States of America, which can be read here. This...
Appeal to Seventh Circuit and Amicus Briefs
On August 2, 2017, the Kennedy Hunt, P.C., III obtained a preliminary injunction from the District Court in the Central District of Illinois prohibiting the eviction of our clients during...
ADA/ADAAA Subcommittee
In September 2016, Thomas E. Kennedy, III was nominated to join the subcommittee charged with drafting updates to the Seventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions in ADA/ADAAA cases. The Americans With...
Class Action Against Allstate
This is a consumer class action alleging consumer fraud and unjust enrichment on behalf of a class of Allstate car insurance customers. The lawsuit alleges that Allstate employs secret...
Filing against the City of Springfield, IL
On December 22, 2016, the Kennedy Hunt, P.C., III filed suit against the Defendant, city of Springfield, Illinois, under the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Section...
For The Common Good Awards
On August 24, 2017, Thomas Kennedy received the Melton M. Lewis Equal Justice Award from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri at its annual For The Common Good award ceremony. This...
Filing for Age Discrimination
The Kennedy Hunt, P.C., III has brought an age discrimination suit against Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville for age discrimination under the Age Discrimination Act. The Complaint can be read...
Judge grants Preliminary Injunction against Springfield, IL
On January 11, 2017 the Kennedy Hunt, P.C., III, filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction requesting the District Court issue an order preventing the City of Springfield from evicting our...
A Favorable Settlement in Suit to Build Group Homes
The Law Office of Thomas E. Kennedy, III, LC recently settled a matter involving a complaint that raised a number of issues under the Fair Housing Act, the...
Recent Filing for Overtime Pay and Wrongful Termination
The Kennedy Hunt, P.C., III recently filed suit in Jefferson County, Missouri on behalf of its client, a former office manager at Meramec Family Dental. The lawsuit alleges violations of...
Filing for Unpaid Wages
The Kennedy Hunt, P.C., L.C. recently filed suit in the Eastern District of Missouri on behalf of our client, a former maintenance supervisor for the Delta R-V School District. This...