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Education Law › Administrative Law › Personal Injury

Read Education Law updates, alerts, news, and legal analysis from leading lawyers and law firms:

News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

Franczek Radelet P.C.

Illinois Appellate Court Finds Schools Not Liable For Student Injury And Deaths In Two Separate Lawsuits

by Amy Kosanovich Dickerson | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 1/16/2013

Last fall, the Illinois Appellate Court issued opinions on two different cases involving the tort immunity of school districts. In both cases, the court declined to find the schools liable....more

Lawyers.com

Sandy Hook Lawsuit on Hold, for Now

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 1/8/2013

An attorney who sought to sue the state of Connecticut for $100 million following the Sandy Hook massacre has withdrawn his lawsuit request for the time being, citing public backlash. Irving Pinsky, a personal injury...more

Franczek Radelet P.C.

Amendments to Liquor Control Act Create Safe Harbor For College And University Employees And Students Who Request Police...

by Scott Warner, Ellen Wetmore | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 12/24/2012

On January 1, 2013, certain amendments to Section 6-16 of the Illinois Liquor Control Act of 1934 (the “Act”) will take effect. These amendments may impact the way that institutions of higher education address underage...more

Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard

Potential District Liability for Negligence of Supervisory Employees

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 10/15/2012

The California Supreme Court concluded that a public school district may be held vicariously liable for the negligence of its administrative and supervisory employees for hiring, supervising and retaining an employee who...more

Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard

Georgia School District Not Held Liable for Student's Suicide

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 5/28/2012

This week the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled in favor of the Murray County School District on their motion for summary judgment in the case of Long v. Murray County School District. The case has...more

Cullen and Dykman LLP

Peanut Allergy Causes Death of a First Grader

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 4/17/2012

In recent years, there have been an increasing number of reports about cases involving serious injury or death of students from an allergic reaction to peanuts. In the most recent case, Hopkins Elementary School in Virginia...more

Cullen and Dykman LLP

What Is Your School’s Obligation to Protect Children From Eating Foods They Are Allergic To?

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 4/12/2012

The National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1751-1769 (“NSLA”), created a federal program aimed at providing free or low-cost nutritious meals to the nation’s school children in an effort to combat hunger and malnutrition in...more

Franczek Radelet P.C.

School District May Have Special Relationship with Their Students Requiring Protection of Students' Personal Security

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 11/25/2011

In Doe v. Covington County School District, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals considered the circumstances in which a school district is required to protect students’ personal security based on a special relationship with...more

Lawyers.com

Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks Families, Institutions, Laws

by Lawyers.com on 11/11/2011

In a case with echoes of the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, Penn State University and indeed the State of Pennsylvania face horrific charges of ignoring the sexual abuse of eight children at the hands of former Penn State...more

Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville...

Trainer: concussions occur all the time in high school football

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 11/11/2011

As high school coaches and administrators learn more about the long-term effects of concussions on the human brain, they are taking them more seriously and doing more to make sure that teenage athletes who suffer this form of...more

International Lawyers Network

Investigating Sexual Assault Claims - Even Private Colleges Are Vulnerable

by International Lawyers Network on 10/12/2011

A recent Tennessee federal jury case involving a private university reminds the academy of the critical need to balance fairly the interests of the accused and accuser in investigating sexual assault cases. While private...more

Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville...

NHTSA: Seat belts in school buses won't be U.S. requirement

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 9/12/2011

The previous post covered the story about a recent Alabama school bus accident. One student was killed in the accident and multiple other students suffered injuries. The sheriff in the town where the auto accident took place...more

Howard Ankin

Should seat belts on school buses be required?

by Howard Ankin on 8/31/2011

The United States National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) doesn’t think so. In fact, the NHTSA recently denied a petition from safety groups, consumer advocates and doctors that sought to make the use of...more

Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville...

Alabama schools to take required part in treating brain injuries

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 8/15/2011

Does your child or teen play a sport for school? If so, that probably brings you a great deal of joy and pride. But maybe it also leaves you feeling scared sometimes. Especially in the more high-impact sports like football...more

Franczek Radelet P.C.

In Two Cases, Illinois Appellate Court Reaffirms Rule of Deference to Decisions of Academic Institutions

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 5/16/2011

In two recent decisions, the Illinois Appellate Court confirmed that Illinois courts are precluded, except in rare circumstances, from second-guessing the decisions of educational institutions regarding students. In both...more

Franczek Radelet P.C.

School Administrators Had Duty to Warn and to Report Abuse by Former Teacher

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 5/13/2011

An Illinois appellate court ruled that school administrators had a duty to warn another school district and its students of the danger of a former teacher who had molested students. The school administrators also had a duty...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Is the Sovereign Immunity of Athletic Trainers at State-Funded Colleges and Universities Coming Under Fire?

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 10/28/2010

Illinois Court finds athletic trainers subject to duty of care independent of State employment - Sellers v. Rudert A recent case decided in Illinois has determined that athletic trainers in Illinois may be held personally...more

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