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Ford v. Long Beach Unified Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Health Law
Attorney-parents are not entitled to attorneys' fees for the representation of their children in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)...

Atkinson v. Lafayette College

Civil Rights, Contracts, Education Law
Grant of defendants' motion for partial dismissal as to a former director of athletics' retaliation claims under Title IX is vacated pursuant to the...

Gulino v. Board of Educ. of the N.Y. City Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
Judgment in favor of defendants, finding no violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as the teacher certification tests at issue are...

Black v. N. Panola Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving an alleged sexual assault of a developmentally disabled child in a classroom, summary judgment for defendants on claims under 42...

Rapid Test Prods., Inc. v. Durham Sch. Servs., Inc.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Education Law
Summary judgment for defendant in a race and sex discrimination case under 42 U.S.C. section 1981 involving services contracts is reversed where the...

Regents of the Mercersburg Coll. v. Republic Franklin Ins. Co.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Education Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to private-school dormitories. In an insurance coverage dispute arising out of a lightning strike...

Thomas M. Cooley Law Sch. v. Am. Bar Ass'n

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Sanctions
In a dispute between plaintiff-law school and the American Bar Association (ABA) involving the ABA's refusal to accredit two satellite programs of the...

Communities for Equity v. Michigan High Sch. Athletic Ass'n

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Remedies
On remand from the Supreme Court of a class action suit against a state high school athletic association claiming that defendant's scheduling of...

Black v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp.

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Education Law
Claim for collection costs associated with student loans and computed according to Department of Education regulation 34 C.F.R. section 682.410(b)(2)...

Smith v. Harvey

Administrative Law, Education Law, Military Law
Summary judgment for the Secretary of the Army in a suit over constructive service credit is affirmed where the Army Board for Correction of Medical...