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Avila v. Citrus Cmty. Coll. Dist.

Education Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
The statutory immunity conferred on public entities for an injury occurring during a "hazardous recreational activity" pursuant to Government Code...

P.N. v. Clementon Bd. of Educ.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Health Law
An order denying a motion for prevailing party attorneys- fees and granting summary judgment to defendant, a board of education, is reversed since...

Mershon v. St. Louis Univ.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Health Law
Summary judgment to defendants, a university and its trustees, in an action alleging failure to accommodate and retaliation in violation of the...

Handberry v. Thompson

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Education Law, Remedies
Those portions of district court's judgment, in class action brought by plaintiff inmates in New York City jails challenging defendants' asserted...

Cioffi v. Averill Park Bd. of Ed.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Grant of summary judgment in favor of school district, school board, and municipal defendants is reversed because plaintiff athletic director has...

Warnock v. Archer

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Remedies, Sanctions
An order holding defendants, a school district and its employees and officials, in contempt of an injunction prohibiting them from orchestrating or...

Kaseman v. Dist. of Columbia

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
A judicial proceeding to recover attorneys' fees incurred in a prior Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) administrative proceeding,...

Goodwin v. Bd. of Trs. of the Univ. of Illinois

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants in an employment discrimination suit based on race and gender is reversed and remanded where: 1) the plaintiff showed...

MBIA Ins. Corp. v. Royal Indem. Co.

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Education Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for beneficiaries-lenders in a suit against an insurer for coverage of claims made on contracts to insure the repayment of principal...

Fernandez v. Florida Nat'l College, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment entered in favor of defendant-college in a wrongful death and personal injury case is affirmed where the plaintiffs failed to produce...