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F. Zacherl Inc. v. Flaherty Mech. Contractors LLC, PICS Case No. 16-0127 (Pa. Commw. Jan. 6, 2016) Brobson, J. (26 pages).

By | January 30, 2016
Trial court properly found for subcontractor on school construction project for breach of contract after prime contractor was fired and district asked subcontractor to finish the work it had contracted to do for prime contractor, but trial court erred in awarding attorney fees for prelitigation bad faith. Affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded.
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The American Lawyer

Another Chance to Tackle Student Loan Debt

An old program offering student debt relief has sprung to new life—for now.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Recent Pa. Decision Analyzes Fee-Shifting Under the IDEA

A recent decision in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania thoroughly discusses the fee-shifting mechanism set forth in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), wherein the prevailing party is entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees and costs, 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(i)(3)(B). In I.W. v. School District of Philadelphia (E.D.Pa., Jan. 13, 2016), U.S. Magistrate Judge Lynne A. Sitarski of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania provides a full analysis of when fee-shifting should occur and what fees should apply while rendering a decision relating to plaintiffs' motion for attorney fees and costs. The memorandum opinion is instructive to both attorneys for parents/students and school districts alike.
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National Law Journal

Treatment of Ex-Mormons and Gays Spurs Complaint Against BYU

Brigham Young University has been hit with a complaint claiming that the law school's expulsion of ex-Mormons violates the American Bar Association's nondiscrimination rules. A group of university alumni called FreeBYU filed the complaint with the ABA's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar against Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School.
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The Legal Intelligencer

I.W. v. Sch. Dist. of Phila., PICS Case No. 16-0100 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 13, 2016) Sitarski, J. (45 pages).

By | January 26, 2016
EDUCATION LAW
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National Law Journal

D.C.-Area Law Schools Get Snow Day, G'town Uses Online Plan

Like all other law schools in Washington and Baltimore, Georgetown University Law Center remained closed on Monday as city workers scrambled to clear roads and restore public transportation in the aftermath of the year's first blizzard. But the snow day wasn't a ticket out of class for all Georgetown law students. About 25 percent of the law school's approximately 100 scheduled classes met Monday with faculty and students connecting online rather than in the classroom.
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The Legal Intelligencer

School Funding: Do Pennsylvania Courts Have a Role?

Since Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), few have questioned the importance of access to a quality system of public education to students and to the public at large.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Rose Tree Media Sec'ys & Educ. Support Pers. Ass'n v. Rose Tree Media Sch. Dist., PICS Case No. 16-0076 (C.P. Delaware Aug. 17, 2015) Green, J. (17 pages).

By | January 23, 2016
The trial court properly found the arbitrator's award imposing a suspension in lieu of termination after an incident involving a student with Down syndrome under the grievant's care did not violate the essence test and no public policy required vacation of the award. The award affirmance should be affirmed.
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Law.com

Librarian Sues South Texas College of Law for Racial Discrimination

A former law librarian at the South Texas College of Law has sued the school, claiming he faced racial discrimination on the job and was unlawfully terminated in 2014 after reporting the harassment.
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Law.com

Circuit Says NYC Must Pay Tuition of Bullied Girl

Parents of a third-grade girl who was removed from public school because of severe bullying should be reimbursed for her placement in a private school, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.
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