Hon. Morton Denlow (Ret.) joined JAMS following 16 1/2 years of distinguished service as a Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. During his time on the bench, Judge Denlow presided over thousands of matters in both the pretrial and trial stages. He conducted over 2,000 settlement conferences as a judge and over 650 mediations since joining JAMS in 2012.
A nationally recognized expert in settling cases, Judge Denlow has continued to prove invaluable to parties involved in intractable disputes at JAMS. His breadth of experience as an advocate, a settlement-focused judge and successful mediator makes him an ideal choice to mediate the complex case.
Since joining JAMS in October 2012, Judge Denlow has mediated employment disputes in a variety of contexts:
Representative Matters
- Discrimination/Retaliation
- $300,000 settlement of claim by an in-house counsel alleging age discrimination pending at the EEOC
- $225,000 settlement of FMLA and race discrimination suit on behalf of two plaintiffs against manufacturing company
- $162,500 settlement of suit alleging age and perceived disability discrimination
- $305,000 settlement in pre-arbitration claim by Vice President alleging age and sex discrimination
- $487,500 pre-suit settlement of claim by group Vice President alleging sex discrimination
- Pre-suit settlement of claim for disability discrimination termination in music industry
- $375,000 pre-suit settlement of claim for age discrimination arising out of termination of consulting agreement
- $105,000 pre-suit settlement of age and sex discrimination claim arising out of an executive's demotion
- $230,000 pre-suit settlement of pay discrimination against a hospital
- $75,000 settlement of suit alleging sex and race discrimination in television broadcast industry
- $1,500,000 class action settlement of a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in the hiring of temporary workers in candy factory
- $300,00 settlement of suit for race discrimination brought by terminated bank executive
- $150,000 settlement of pre-suit claim for age discrimination by terminated distribution center manager
- $500,000 settlement of pre-suit claim by head of Human Resources negotiating a separation agreement following allegations of race discrimination and retaliation
- $600,000 settlement of pre-suit claim by Human Resources Vice President alleging her termination was the result of race discrimination
- $212,000 settlement of pre-suit claim by drug sales representative alleging sexual orientation discrimination and retaliation
- Settlement of three wrongful termination lawsuits brought against union
- $117,000 settlement of pre-suit claim alleging age discrimination in connection with a failure to promote a vice president
- Settled suit alleging racial harassment, retaliation and defamation
- Pre-suit settlement of claim brought by female executive recruiter
- Pre-suit settlement of claim brought by former corporate controller alleging disability and FMLA discrimination
- Settled a pregnancy discrimination claim pending in an arbitration
- Settled an age discrimination matter brought against a hospital by a nurse with 24 years tenure
- $400,000 pre-suit settlement for alleged age discrimination against terminated in-house counsel
- $105,000 settlement of lawsuit alleging age discrimination and retaliation
- Settlement of suit brought by police officer against municipality alleging race discrimination and retaliation in failing to promote
- Breach of Contract
- $775,000 settlement of state court lawsuit brought by Chief Technology Officer arising out of employment agreement
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Pre-arbitration settlement of a breach of contract and breach of fiduciary claim against an executive in the securities investment industry
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Baseball arbitration award resolving a suit for breach of contract against a former sales manager alleging overpayment of sales commissions
- $1,260,000 settlement of suit by former VP alleging breach of an employment agreement for failure to pay for vested stock
- $1,125,000 settlement of suit for breach of contract arising out of Vice President's claim that he was wrongfully terminated for cause
- $1,475,000 settlement of suit alleging breach of employment agreement by a former CEO who was terminated after being accused of breach of fidiciary duty
- $700,000 pre-suit settlement of claims by Sr. V.P. for commissions and stock options
- Settled a breach of contract and wrongful discharge suit brought by a real estate manager against his former employer
- $1.8 million settlement of pre-suit claim by former company president for beach of contract and wrongful termination
- $1.5 million settlement of lawsuit for alleged breach of an executive employment agreement
- Pre-suit settlement of claim by officer against former employer alleging breach of an equity participation agreement
- Settlement of suit between business and its former President alleging claims and counterclaims for breaches of contract and fiduciary duty
- Settled suit by law firm income partner claiming wrongful termination
- Settled several pre-suit claims and lawsuits brought by salespersons against former employers for unpaid sales commissions
- Settled suit alleging former employee stole trade secrets and joined a competitor in violation of employment agreement
- Settlement of RICO and breach of fiduciary duty suit against two corporate executives alleged to have usurped corporate opportunity while employed by plaintiff
- Pre-arbitration settlement of claim for unpaid bonus and commissions
- EEOC Class Actions
- $2,500,000 settlement of a claim on behalf of disabled persons who were refused employment in railroad industry
- $3,300,000 settlement of a claim alleging discrimination against hearing impaired package handlers pending in the USDC WDPA
- $200,000 settlement of EEOC age discrimination claim
- Settlement of four claims pending at EEOC alleging sex harassment committed by partner in law firm
- $2,000,000 settlement alleging disability discrimination against major shipping company arising out of company's medical leave policy
- $6,000,000 settlement of lawsuit alleging disparate impact in use of criminal background checks in hiring
- $4,400,000 settlement of ADA claim brought in the USDC SD ILL
- $4,250,000 settlement of class action alleging sex discrimination in hiring of women in the mining industry
- Overtime
- $1,750,00 pre-suit/settlement of claim by assistant managers
- Settled numerous FLSA/State law overtime suits in the banking, bookstore, office equipment, temporary staffing, recruiting, healthcare, medical records, newspaper, restaurants, retail, gym and warehouse industries
- Sex Harassment
- $328,000 settlement of claim for gender discrimination and sex harassment pending before Illinois Human Rights Commission
- $250,000 presuit settlement of sex harassment claim against private club
- Settled two claims for sex harassment against a dentist
- Whistleblower Claims
- $218,500 settlement of whistleblower wrongful termination lawsuit pending in federal court
- $162,500 settlement for wrongful termination alleging retaliation of a whistleblower claim pending at the EEOC
- $625,000 settlement of claim for wrongful termination under Whistleblower Act
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Settlement of suit brought by park district executive director alleging retaliation and violation of Illinois Whistleblower Act
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Settled claim for whistleblower retaliation and discharge pending in federal administrative proceeding
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$210,000 pre-suit settlement of whistleblower wrongful termination claim by bank employee
- Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
- $387,500 settlement on behalf of 130 employees