Cases
Our attorneys are knowledgeable and experienced in various of areas of the law. To read more about the types of cases we bring, please see more below.
Employment Law
Employees are given rights under federal and state laws. Our office protects those rights, including fighting workplace harassment, discrimination and retaliation, as well as retrieving unpaid compensation and overtime wages.
Education Law
Education law cases brought by our office ensure children receive the education they are entitled to under state and federal laws. Our attorneys are highly experienced in special education law as well as other cases that arise in the school setting.
Civil Rights Law
From city ordinances that violate the Fair Housing Act, to sexual harassment by state employees, our office fights back to protect our clients’ civil rights.
NEW YORKER: A Promising Court Victory for Mobile-Home Residents
A recent New Yorker article describes a case we are fighting alongside Iowa Legal Aid as “a promising court victory for mobile-home residents”. The New Yorker has followed the story of our client, Suellen Klossner, since March. Ms. Klossner is a 62-year-old woman...
NYT: Landlord Accused of Demanding Sex From Tenants to Pay $4.5 Million
For at least 15 years, a landlord in New Jersey demanded sexual acts from prospective and actual tenants. According to the Department of Justice, Joseph Centanni demanded sexual acts from prospective tenants in order to obtain housing, demanded actual tenants perform...
Release: Settlement Agreement with Eclipse Advantage, LLC.
Kennedy Hunt P.C. and our client recently reached a favorable settlement in our class action wage and hour lawsuit against Eclipse Advantage, LLC, a warehouse-based product distribution company. On Nov. 10, 2021, the United States District Court Eastern District of...
Scottsdale Recovery Center Wins Zoning Appeal in Arizona
Our client, Scottsdale Recovery Center, recently won a housing rights hearing in Scottsdale, Arizona. In June, the Zoning Administrator wrongly interpreted that Scottsdale Recovery Center was not permitted to operate Truillies Sober Living home in multifamily zoning...
Press Release: Iowa Legal Aid & Kennedy Hunt P.C. win important Fair Housing Act case against Impact Communities
On Oct. 5, 2021, Kennedy Hunt, P.C. and our co-counsel Iowa Legal Aid received a favorable decision in Klossner v. Impact Communities, a significant housing discrimination case we filed in in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in 2020. This...
Press Release for Petition Against Francis Howell School District
On Sept. 7, 2021, Kennedy Hunt, P.C. filed suit in the Circuit Court of St. Charles County against the Francis Howell School District for violations of the Missouri Human Rights Act. The lawsuit alleges our client, a former employee of the school district, was victim...
Madison – St. Clair Record: Former Glen Carbon police officer alleges retaliation for workers’ compensation claim over COVID-19 cleaning chemicals
Our client, a former Glen Carbon police officer, recently filed a complaint against the Glen Carbon Police Department. The lawsuit alleges our client was repeatedly exposed to harmful COVID-19 cleaning chemicals while on the job. The complaint details how the Glen...
ACLU: In Historic Victory, Federal Judge Orders Changes to Provision of Health Care and Housing from Transgender People in Custody of IDOC
A federal judge ordered Illinois prisons to improve its health care and housing for transgender class members. This is a historic win for transgender class members who have long been denied adequate care. Kennedy Hunt P.C. served as local counsel on the case. The...
Letter: Direct-support professionals need a living wage
Kennedy Hunt P.C. battled with the state of Missouri for a decade so our client could receive the blindness and orientation and mobility services she deserves. Recently, we won the case. Not only has the state wrongfully denied disabled people the services they need,...
MSNBC Reports on LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Across the globe, LGBTQ people face agonizing discrimination, violence, and hatred. LGBTQ people are criminalized in 71 countries. In 11, the death penalty can be imposed on someone because of their LGBTQ identity. In May, 21 activists were jailed in Ghana for...