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How the Ferreira Decision Should Affect School Liability Cases Under NY Law The Court of Appeals' Ferreira decision promises to have a wide impact on municipal liability. How will that affect school negligence cases under NY law? -
In Split Decision, NY's Court of Appeals Redefines Special Duty for Municipalities In a split decision that was handed down on March 22, 2022, NY's Court of Appeals redefined when a municipality can be held liable in negligence. -
Assault of High School Student Highlights Criteria for When School May be Held Liable Recently, a PA high school senior was hospitalized after being assaulted by a fellow student - for the 4th time this school year alone. -
How Far Does School Liability for its Own Parking Lots Run? A recent accident that happened immediately outside a high school raises the question as to the extent of a school's responsibility for its own parking lot -
$130,000 School Liability Verdict Thrown Out by Upstate Appeals Court In an August 2021 decision, an upstate appeals court unanimously reversed a school negligence verdict in the student's favor, and dismissed the case -
The Hardest Part to Pushing a School Liability Case Mid-COVID Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many, if not most, cases have ground to a near standstill before New York's courts. But school negligence cases have been really tough -
Suit Alleging Anti-Semitic Bullying at NJ School Raises Complex Questions A lawsuit just filed against a NJ high school for a rash of anti-semitic acts targeting one student raises a series of troubling questions -
Tiktok Challenge Leads to Serious Injuries, Including Concussion and Subsequent Seizure Just last month, a New Jersey 7th grade student suffered a concussion and seizure after fellow students subjected him to the Tiktok prank, injuring him badly -
School Hazing Case Highlights One of the Biggest Challenges to Proving Liability A brand-new hazing case filed against Cornell University resulting from a student's death highlights one of the biggest challenges to proving liability -
Does a School's Violation of its Own Internal Rules Constitute Negligence? There is a significant question as to whether a school's violation of its own rules constitutes negligence - at least under NY law. -
Was This Teen Actually Hazed by His Teacher - and Was it Worth Suing Over? On October 9, 2019, parents filed suit, claiming that their teen was hazed at school by the teacher, damaging their child. But are they right? -
How a Great Verdict in a School Bullying Case Got Thrown Out Capping a successful trial, a Sullivan County jury returned a verdict $1 million in the bullied student's favor. And now that verdict has been thrown out.