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Claim Filed for Down Syndrome Child Abused by School AideRecently, in upstate New York, a claim was filed on behalf of a 6 year-old child with Down Syndrome was repeatedly slapped by a teacher's aide
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12 y.o. Girl Commits Suicide Following Bullying at SchoolIn another sign that something serious is amiss with the educational system, a 12 y.o. girl recently committed suicide after egregious and relentless bullying
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A New Solution for Students Repeatedly Bullied At School?A new Florida bill proposes to let bullied students escape the bullying by transferring out of public school and attending private school on a voucher
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Why the City is Likely Immune to Daycare Negligence ClaimsOne of the biggest hurdles to recovering damages for daycare negligence is getting past the special duty requirement, explains Jonathan Cooper
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How School Bullying Statistics Are Far Worse Than They LookThe numbers suggest that bullying across New York's public schools isn't all that bad. But if you scratch the surface, the numbers tell quite a different story
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When Clients Lie - And Get CaughtA school bullying case we handled ended in disappointing fashion. And the outcome could have been far better for the clients - if only they hadn't lied.
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When Schools Take the Anti-Bullying Laws Too FarThere comes a point at which well-meaning schools can actually take anti-bullying laws too far, says NY school bullying lawyer Jonathan Cooper
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New Study on How Schools Fail at Fighting BullyingA recent study out of Kentucky lays out some of the primary reasons that schools across the country have seen only limited success at stemming bullying
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Why Suing Teen's Cyberbullies & Their Parents Was a Bad IdeaA few years back, a 16 y.o.'s parents sued her cyberbullies - & their parents - directly. Jonathan Cooper explains why this was probably a bad idea
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Court: NYC Liable for Private School Tuition of Disabled Bullied GirlA hot-off-the-presses decision from a NY Federal Appeals court held NYC liable to pay for the private school tuition of a disabled girl who was bullied
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Lie to MeFor years now, some unethical lawyers have preyed on people who've been seriously injured in an accident and don't know what to do, just to make a buck
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Frivolous Defenses: Frivolous Lawsuits' Lesser Known Evil KinUnquestionably, there has been a lot of talk about frivolous lawsuits. But there is an equally nefarious counterpart that gets far less press: frivolous defenses