U.S. Supreme Court Revises Tenth Circuit Standard on Adverse Employment Actions   The United State Supreme Court recently realigned the previously held Tenth Circuit standard required to be shown by a plaintiff to succeed in alleging an adverse employment action....

Preliminary Injunction Halts New Regulations for Schools   The United States District Court for Kansas issued a preliminary injunction this week blocking the Department of Education and the Department of Justice from implementing or enforcing new Title IX rules...

Eighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Deliberate Indifference Claim for Inmate   Inmates suing governmental entities for events that occur in the correctional facility where they are confined is a frequent occurrence, so governmental entities should take care to...

FPS&S WELCOMES SUMMER INTERN FOR 2024 ALEX HAGEROTT   FPS&S Law is pleased to welcome Alex Hagerott as Law Clerk this summer! Alex joins our Topeka office from the University of Kansas School of Law. We look forward to an amazing summer of learning and...

THE KANSAS COURT OF APPEALS EXAMINES DUTY OF CARE OWED BY A CITY   The Kansas Court of Appeals recently reviewed a pair of decisions involving the duty owed by the City of Topeka to pedestrians crossing the Kansas Avenue Bridge. In both Grey v. City of Topeka,...

Tenth Circuit Qualifies Hostile Work Environment Claim Arising from Mandatory Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Training   A politically contentious topic, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) training has been the source of disagreement among policymakers and...

FIRM WELCOMES NEW PARTNER IN OVERLAND PARK Alex S. Gilmore    Recognizing the value created for our clients and our firm, Alex Gilmore became a partner at FPS&S in January of 2024. Mr. Gilmore joined our Overland Park office at the start of 2022. He has been...

FISHER, PATTERSON, SAYLER & SMITH ANNOUNCES NEW ATTORNEYS & OFFICE IN MISSOURI CORONADO, GORDON, HEIGELE, KATZ & BIELENBERG Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of five attorneys in its new Kansas City, Missouri...