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Daily Business Review

List of Defendants May Grow Much Longer, Says Lawyer for Parkland School Shooting Victim

"We're looking at everybody now. This is only the beginning,” said attorney Alex Arreaza, who represents a student shot five times during the Parkland school shooting.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Senators Pass Gun Restrictions; House Yet to Act

It doesn't include the assault weapons ban that students who survived Florida's deadly school shooting demanded of lawmakers, but the state's Senate narrowly passed a bill that would create new restrictions on rifle sales and allow some teachers to carry guns in schools.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Apply Contingency Fee Cap More Broadly

The court's decision in A.W. v Mount Holly Bd. Of Ed. is an important reaffirmation that the bargaining power between lawyer and client is often uneven, and as a consequence the fee charged is always subject to a review for reasonableness regardless of the terms of the negotiated fee agreement.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Regulatory Gap: Cybersecurity at K-12 Schools

While data breaches at Equifax, Yahoo, Anthem and Target have made the national news, data breaches at school districts are not as widely publicized.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Senate Panel Backs Teachers' Union Membership Requirements

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a far-reaching education bill that would let bullied students transfer to private schools and could force teachers' unions to disband if they don't meet new membership standards.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

House to Subpoena Information in Parkland School Shooting

The Florida House is preparing subpoenas demanding information from five South Florida government agencies about the confessed killer of 17 people at a Parkland high school in an investigation that will run separate from a review ordered by Gov. Rick Scott.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

History Repeats Itself With More 'Mockingbirds' to Kill

So what should the model be for lawyers today? Should we adopt Atticus Finch's model of compromise and quiet service while hoping and waiting for change or Thurgood Marshall's full-frontal attack on injustice?
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Legal Fight Against Cyber-Bullying

New Jersey law requires electronic communication to be included in school districts' bullying prevention policies.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Trustee Assailed, Special Counsel Hired in Wake of Michigan State Sex Abuse Scandal

The trouble continues for Michigan State University and its lawyers.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

House Committee Tax Plan Stirs Controversy Over Schools, Airports

Over objections that more money would flow away from public schools and that airport projects could be grounded, the House Ways and Means Committee approved a nearly $350 million tax package that would help farmers impacted by Hurricane Irma and lower a lease tax on businesses.
5 minute read

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