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New Jersey Law Journal

Anti-Hazing Bill Spurred by Penn State Student's Death Passes NJ Senate Committee

It would upgrade each grade of hazing to a felony, and clarifies prohibited conduct to include causing, coercing or forcing consumption of alcohol or drugs.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lawsuit Claiming Officer Cuffed and Verbally Abused Boy With Autism Clears Hurdle

"A jump rope in the hands of an eight-year-old child is not a weapon," said the opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices Back Off Broad Duty for Colleges to Provide Medical Staff at All Sports Events

Although the ruling reversed the Superior Court's decision establishing a broad duty to provide medical personnel, the court ultimately sent the case back to the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas for further consideration.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

University of Rochester Names Donna Gooden Payne as General Counsel

Since 2008 Payne has been chief university counsel and vice chancellor for legal affairs at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Litigation Continues Over Expelled Hershey School Student's Suicide

“We are unpersuaded by defendants’ arguments that the estate has failed to demonstrate that Abrielle was treated differently as a result of her disability because the policy which necessitated her dismissal applied to every student at the school,” Judge John Jones III said. “Put simply, this argument is ludicrous."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. School District Escapes Liability Over Alleged Choking of Student, but Teacher May Face Punitives

Pappert rejected arguments that the immunity extended to the teacher, given the severity of the alleged conduct, and ultimately held that the allegations were sufficient for the plaintiffs to present a range of punitive damages claims against the teacher.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Championing Flint’s Children in the Wake of an Unprecedented Crisis

The American tragedy that unfolded in Flint is both a cautionary tale and a call to action.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

While Searching for New General Counsel, Michigan State Settles Federal Nassar Inquiry

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced Monday that the school has agreed to a number of revisions after the sports doctor was imprisoned for the rest of his life for abusing hundreds of student athletes in his care over decades.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Ruling on Nondisclosure of Redacted Student Records Stands After Supreme Court's Even Split

“The members of the court being equally divided, the judgment of the Appellate Division is affirmed,” the opinion said, effectively letting stand an October 2017 ruling allowing access to redacted student records to only a few authorized parties.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Norwalk Attorneys Score State Dept. of Education Ruling for Students With Disabilities

Attorneys representing children and families in the city of Norwalk have secured an order from the Connecticut State Department of Education ordering local schools to correct deficits in access to special education services.
5 minute read

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