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Daily Business Review

UF Appeals in Professor Testimony Fight

The professors' lawyers Wednesday criticized UF's decision to appeal the ruling.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New Commonwealth Court Judges Hear Arguments on Remote Learning in First En Banc Panel of 2022

An association of parents operating as Open PA Schools argued that COVID-related guidelines from the Department of Education allowing schools to count remote classes toward the mandatory minimum of 180 days of education should be considered void.
4 minute read

The Recorder

UCLA Agrees to Pay $243M to Settle Sex Abuse Claims

The agreement, announced on Tuesday on behalf of 203 women claiming they were sexually abused by Dr. James Heaps, is the latest involving sexual abuse claims against a university.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Big Law Defense Teams Line Up Behind Elite Universities in Financial Aid Antitrust Suit

Big multidefendant antitrust lawsuits usually mean a Big Law roll call. That's definitely the case with a new suit targeting elite universities.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Mask Ban in Schools Gets Heard at Fifth Circuit

The case is the case of E.T. v. Kenneth Paxton. The complaint asserts the governor's Executive Order Ga-38 violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

US Judge Tosses Suit Over Widener University's Switch to Online Classes

Students said the university's use of imagery in its publications depicting in-person classes did not create a contractual obligation that disallowed a shift to remote instruction during the pandemic.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Berger Takes Action in 'Sheff v. O'Neill' Settlement Before 'Another Generation … Suffers'

Final approval of the settlement requires that funding be approved by the General Assembly.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Debevoise and Donnelly + Gross Score a Win for the First Amendment and Academic Freedom in Florida

David O'Neil of Debevoise & Plimpton and Paul Donnelly of Donnelly & Gross scored a free speech victory for six University of Florida professors in a case that has potential national implications.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Is Archdiocese Responsible for Student's Injury at Off-Premise Community Service Event? Third District Says No

"If schools are to become liable for every incident at an off-premises activity for which community service hours are available, community service will be a thing of the past," the appellate panel said.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

With Pa. Statewide Mandate Gone, Disability Rights Become Focus of School Masking Fights

Medically vulnerable students and parents filed a number of class actions against school districts with "mask optional" policies. The lawsuits have met with mixed results so far.
4 minute read

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