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| Preston Pugh to Speak at Upcoming Federal Judges Conference |
| Tuesday, March 2, 2010 |
Preston Pugh will speak about jury instructions at the upcoming "Conference on Labor and Employment Law for the Federal Courts." |
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| Scott Bremer Appointed Chairman of Panel at Bond Attorneys' Workshop |
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 |
Scott Bremer, Manager of our Public Finance Group, has been appointed Chairman of the "Opinions and Related Ethical Issues" panel for the Bond Attorneys' Workshop for the next three years. |
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| Illinois Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Anthony Porter Matter |
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 |
| The Anthony Porter case has now been successfully concluded. The Illinois Supreme Court denied certiorari of Porter's appeal from a zero verdict achieved by PJJQ trial lawyers. Porter served 16 years for murder on Illinois' death-row. Through the efforts of students at Northwestern University, Porter was granted a pardon of innocence by Illinois Governor |
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| 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers Announced |
| Sunday, October 18, 2009 |
| The following PJJQ partners have been named 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers: Stephen Pugh, Walter Jones, Eric Quandt and Kathleen Pasulka-Brown. |
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| First "Recovery Zone Bonds" |
| Thursday, August 20, 2009 |
| PJJQ serves as underwriters' counsel for the County of Cook.
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| LaVon Johns Obtains LEED AP Certification |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
PJJQ continues to provide added value to its clients.
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| Preston Pugh Joins PJJQ |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
Preston Pugh, formerly GE Healthcare's Senior Counsel for Investigations and Litigation, and a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, joins PJJQ's Labor and Employment and Internal Corporate Investigations Practice Groups.
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| PJJQ Welcomes Glenn Weinstein, Of Counsel |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
PJJQ's Public Finance Practice Group offers its clients the expertise of Glenn Weinstein.
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| Considerations for Employers in an Age of Blogging and Social Networking Websites |
| Thursday, July 30, 2009 |
| Employers that monitor employee web postings on blogs like Twitter or social networking sites like Facebook must tread carefully when investigating employees' web posts in order to avoid potential legal landmines. Considerations such as how the employer attained access to employees' web accounts, whether the information in the postings is protected under |
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| EEOC Focuses on Age Discrimination in the Midst of Widespread Layoffs |
| Thursday, July 30, 2009 |
| The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a public hearing on July 15, 2009 to discuss age discrimination in employment in response to mounting concerns that older workers may be disproportionately selected for layoffs during reductions-in-force. A panel of experts in age discrimination law and policy testified about the effect of age |
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| U.S. Supreme Court Toughens Standard for ADEA Plaintiffs |
| Thursday, July 30, 2009 |
| In Gross v. FBL Finance Services, 08-441, the U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult for workers to prove that they were targets of workplace discrimination because of their age. In a 5-4 decision, the high court ruled that, in a case alleging disparate treatment in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), it is up to the worker to |
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| PJJQ One of the Largest Law Firms in Illinois |
| Tuesday, June 16, 2009 |
| Based on a 2009 survey conducted by Chicago Lawyer Magazine, Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt is one of Illinois' largest law firms. |
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| Walter Jones Speaks to Chicago Public Schools |
| Wednesday, March 25, 2009 |
Featured Guest Speaker Walter Jones, Jr. talks about his experience in the Chicago Public School system, and its influence on his career.
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| PJJQ Named One of America's Top Minority Businesses in 2008 |
| Monday, December 22, 2008 |
| PJJQ was named by MBNUSA (Minority Business News) as one of America's top minority businesses in 2008. Our firm was the only law firm named.
See the 20th Anniversary Issue for additional information. |
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| Stephen Pugh appointed to Judicial Screening Committee. |
| Friday, November 21, 2008 |
Our firm's President, Stephen Pugh, has been appointed to serve on Justice Anne Burke's Judicial Screening Committee.
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| Chicago Housing Authority General Counsel Returns to PJJQ. |
| Friday, November 7, 2008 |
| Jorge Cazares returns to the firm as a Partner in our Litigation Practice Group after serving as the General Counsel of the Chicago Housing Authority.
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| Stephen H. Pugh Receives Medal of Excellence. |
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 |
| Stephen H. Pugh, our Firm's President, received the prestigious Medal of Excellence from Loyola University Chicago School of Law on October 28, 2008. This award is the highest recognition bestowed on an alumni of the Law School. |
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| Partner Named One of Top Women Lawyers in Illinois. |
| Tuesday, September 9, 2008 |
| Mary K. Periolat was named in the July 2008 Edition of Chicago Lawyer magazine as one of the "Top Women Lawyers in Illinois - 2008."
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| Victory for Client in ADEA Claim. |
| Thursday, June 12, 2008 |
| Linzey Jones and John Broderick recently obtained a victory for a Fortune 500 client in an employment discrimination lawsuit. The plaintiff had alleged he was terminated because of his age in violation of the ADEA. Messrs. Jones and Broderick successfully argued on a motion to dismiss that the plaintiff had failed to obtain service on defendants in a |
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| PJJQ Hosts Mock Trial Competition. |
| Thursday, June 5, 2008 |
| On May
22, 2008, PJJQ hosted several high school students from Chicago in the Chicago Bar
Association’s First Annual Donald Hubert Scholars Mock Trial Competition.
Several other firms in the City participated as well. The final competition
took place at the Northern District’s Ceremonial Courtroom. One of our students
won the competition and was |
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| PJJQ Wins Reversal on Appeal of $3.1 Million Verdict On Behalf of Cable Company Employer in Section 1981 Action. |
| Friday, February 29, 2008 |
| Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
October 09, 2007 Volume: 153 Issue: 198
Retaliatory discharge –
preemption
Trial court erred in denying defendants' motion for
judgment notwithstanding the verdict because plaintiff's retaliatory discharge
claim was preempted by the state Human Rights
Act.
The 1st |
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| PJJQ Persuades Seventh Circuit to Affirm Summary Judgment Dismissal in Race Discrimination Case on Behalf of Appliance Manufacturer |
| Tuesday, March 6, 2007 |
| On February 28, 2007, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal by the Central District of Illinois of all race discrimination claims against PJJQ's client in a failure-to-promote case. The Court’s opinion notes that when deciding whether a candidate is more qualified than the plaintiff, what matters is whether the employer believed |
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| Employment Law News - February 2003 |
| Saturday, February 1, 2003 |
| CIRCUIT SPLIT WIDENS ON SAME ACTOR INFERENCE The same actor inference allows the court to draw an inference of non-discrimination from the fact that the same individual both hired and fired the employee. As a result of a recent Sixth Circuit case, it seems more likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will have to resolve a deepening split among the courts |
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| Employment Law News - July 2002 |
| Monday, July 1, 2002 |
| Supreme Court: Seniority System Trumps ADA Earlier this term, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that, under certain circumstances, might require an employer to transfer a disabled employee to a position for which the employee would not otherwise be eligible due to a seniority system. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that an |
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| Employment Law News - January 2002 |
| Tuesday, January 1, 2002 |
| SUPREME COURT LIMITS WHO IS DISABLED UNDER AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT Last week a unanimous United States Supreme Court shortened the reach of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) in a case involving an employee with carpel tunnel syndrome. The Court held that even if an employee’s impairment in performing manual tasks |
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| Employment Law News - January 2001 |
| Monday, January 1, 2001 |
| Illinois Courts Expand Employers’ Ability to Protect Trade Secrets By statute (the Illinois Trade Secrets Act), an employer may sue its former employees or any other party for an injunction to prevent the “actual or threatened misappropriation” of the company’s trade secrets. The statute provides an independent way of protecting |
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| Chicago Lawyer - August 2000 |
| Tuesday, August 1, 2000 |
| High Court Issues Major Ruling in Age Discrimination Case By: Dennis P.W. Johnson Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C. The United States Supreme Court has issued what is likely to be the most important employment discrimination ruling of the past seven years. In Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, the Court resolved a split among the federal |
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| Employment Law News - June 2000 |
| Thursday, June 1, 2000 |
| Supreme Court Lets Juries Decide This week the United States Supreme Court issued what is likely to be the most important employment discrimination ruling of the past 7 years. In Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, the Court resolved a split among the federal appellate courts on the crucial issue of how much evidence a plaintiff needs to sustain a jury |
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| Products Liability News - February 2000 |
| Tuesday, February 1, 2000 |
| PJJQ CONVINCES DISTRICT COURT TO CERTIFY STANDING ISSUE On February 3, Stephen Pugh, Camille Conway and Mark Andrews were successful in convincing the District Court in State Farm v. Abrams to certify the issue of State Farm’s standing to bring RICO conspiracy claims against twenty-eight defendants. Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C. |
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| Employment Law News - February 2000 |
| Tuesday, February 1, 2000 |
| PJJQ WINS AGE DISCRIMINATION DEFENSE VERDICT In December 1999, Dennis Johnson and Carole Corns successfully tried an age discrimination claim on behalf of our client, City Colleges, before a jury in the federal district court in Chicago. Two internal auditors alleged that City Colleges terminated them because of their age; their supervisor testified |
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