Education Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies

School Board Liability for Sexual Abuse of Students by Staff - An Area to be Watched

by Elizabeth K.P. Grace | Lerners LLP on 4/12/2013

In the last year, there have been two Ontario trial decisions dealing with sexual abuse of students by teachers. While we are still awaiting the full decision in the second case, it appears these cases may have yielded...more

Nowadays a Practicing Lawyer’s First Serious Exposure to Critical Unjust Enrichment Doctrine is Likely to be After Law School, Too...

by Charles E. Rounds, Jr. on 3/1/2013

This modified excerpt from Loring and Rounds: A Trustee’s Handbook (2013) is a primer on the wrong of Unjust Enrichment and its principal remedy, Restitution. Unjust enrichment doctrine is very much alive and well in the real...more

School District Granted Substantial Attorneys’ Fees Award For Its Defense Of Frivolous Lawsuit Brought By A Student’s Parent

by S. Diane Beall, Meghan Covert Russell | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 2/14/2013

A federal district court found in favor of a school district in a lawsuit filed by a student’s parent under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (“IDEA”) to appeal a decision of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). The...more

Public Entity Litigants Are Entitled to Attorney Fee Award Under Private Attorney General Doctrine Even Where Non Financial...

by Barger & Wolen on 8/31/2012

In City of Maywood v. Los Angeles Unified School District, 2012 DJDAR 9925 (2012), the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District decided a novel attorney fee case. The case arose out of a petition for a...more

Ninth Circuit Affirms Trial Court Decision In Waldorf Methods Case

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 6/8/2012

In a case litigated by KMTG attorneys, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today issued an unpublished decision which upheld a judgment of the Eastern District Court in favor of Sacramento City Unified School District in the...more

How Will the Arizona Immigration Law Affect Education Law?

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 5/10/2012

On April 25, 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments regarding the constitutionality of the controversial Arizona immigration law. The Court’s decision on the Arizona law will have broad implications on schools across the...more

Appellate Court Overturns Detachment Petition

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 5/2/2012

Last week the Second District Illinois Appellate Court overturned a decision by the Regional Board of School Trustees of DuPage County to grant a detachment petition. The Appellate Court’s decision in Board of Education of...more

Federal Appellate Court Reversed Class Action Certification and Settlement in Case Involving Alleged Violations of Individuals...

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 2/17/2012

In Jamie S. v. Milwaukee Public Schools, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed whether a federal district court should have certified a class of thousands of students who were allegedly not identified by the...more

Ken Berry: Litigation Paralegal and Award-Winning Prisoner Advocate

by Lynne DeVenny on 4/12/2011

I wrote this Paralegal Spotlight for Paralegal Today (July/Sept 2010) featuring Ken Berry, a litigation paralegal and award-winning prisoner advocate. Incarcerated for eight years due to a wrongful conviction, Berry turned...more

Requirements to File Suit on Discrimination in the Workplace - Research Memorandum

by Patricia L Brown & Associates on 12/13/2010

This memo was prepared to update a senior partner on the requirements of filing a suit by a teacher for discrimination in the workplace. In this case the client was passed over for promotion in favor of a male teacher who...more

Information on Appeal Procedures for Unlimited Civil Cases (Appellate)

by Paul Parks on 11/27/2010

Information on Appeal Procedures for Unlimited Civil Cases (Appellate)...more

HOW TO FILE A CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT

by Paul Parks on 11/27/2010

This document shows HOW TO file a civil rights complaint for discrimination....more

HOW TO FILE A CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT FOR DISCRIMINATION

by Paul Parks on 11/27/2010

THIS DOCUMENT SHOWS PARTIES HOW TO FILE A CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT IF THEY FEEL THEIR RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED OR DISCRIMINATED AGAINST....more

CASE RESOULUTION FORM FOR CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATIONS

by Paul Parks on 11/27/2010

This document provides guidelines for those whose civil rights have been violated and what appropriate remedies are available to patient/client....more

CASE RESOULUTION FORM FOR CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATIONS

by Paul Parks on 11/27/2010

This document provides guidelines for those whose civil rights have been violated and what appropriate remedies are available to patient/client....more

What to do when your Patient wants to sue?

by Paul Parks on 11/22/2010

This article covers: Your Liabilty risks, What to Document, Spotting patients prone to sue as well as how to make sure you chart properly and what should be charted and what should be left out....more

School Officials May Be Liable For Suicide of Student Who Was Bullied

by Sands Anderson PC on 10/5/2010

There has been a lot of attention recently about a number of recent suicides among middle school, high school, and even college-age students who killed themselves after suffering from pervasive bullying. Most people have...more

This week the California Supreme Court has set three civil matters for oral argument in October

by Sedgwick LLP on 9/9/2010

Pineda v. Bank of America addresses the controlling statute of limitations over a claim to recover penalties for the late payment of final wages and whether such penalties can be recovered under Bus. & Prof. Code § 17203....more

New York Injury Cases Against Schools Dismissed - No Liability When Students Hurt in Fights on School Grounds

by John Hochfelder on 5/16/2009

Parents are always telling their kids before they go off to school: study hard, obey the teachers and behave. Good advice, of course. But what happens when the little darlings do misbehave? When they fight with other...more

Foresight in Hindsight: An Insight into Ahmed v. Stefaniu and De-Biasing Legal Evaluations of Reasonable Care

by Pamela Pengelley on 12/12/2007

Abstract: The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Ahmed v. Stefaniu, [2006] O.J. No. 4185 (C.A.) is considered in detail. This case involved a jury verdict of negligence against a psychiatrist who had previously...more

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Education Law › Civil Procedure › Civil Remedies

School Board Liability for Sexual Abuse of Students by Staff - An Area to be Watched

Nowadays a Practicing Lawyer’s First Serious Exposure to Critical Unjust Enrichment Doctrine is Likely to be After Law School, Too...

School District Granted Substantial Attorneys’ Fees Award For Its Defense Of Frivolous Lawsuit Brought By A Student’s Parent

Public Entity Litigants Are Entitled to Attorney Fee Award Under Private Attorney General Doctrine Even Where Non Financial...

Ninth Circuit Affirms Trial Court Decision In Waldorf Methods Case

How Will the Arizona Immigration Law Affect Education Law?

Appellate Court Overturns Detachment Petition

Federal Appellate Court Reversed Class Action Certification and Settlement in Case Involving Alleged Violations of Individuals...

Ken Berry: Litigation Paralegal and Award-Winning Prisoner Advocate

Requirements to File Suit on Discrimination in the Workplace - Research Memorandum

Information on Appeal Procedures for Unlimited Civil Cases (Appellate)

HOW TO FILE A CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT

HOW TO FILE A CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT FOR DISCRIMINATION

CASE RESOULUTION FORM FOR CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATIONS

CASE RESOULUTION FORM FOR CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATIONS

What to do when your Patient wants to sue?

School Officials May Be Liable For Suicide of Student Who Was Bullied

This week the California Supreme Court has set three civil matters for oral argument in October

New York Injury Cases Against Schools Dismissed - No Liability When Students Hurt in Fights on School Grounds

Foresight in Hindsight: An Insight into Ahmed v. Stefaniu and De-Biasing Legal Evaluations of Reasonable Care

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