School Liability
Representative Cases
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Adult survivor of alleged childhood sexual abuse brought an action against a school district for psychological harm and damage caused by the alleged sexual relationship initiated by the school principal when the claimant was a minor
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Parents of a student brought an action against the school district on the basis of Negligent Supervision for personal injuries suffered by their child in an altercation with another student (“Bullying”)
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Student brought an action against the school district for Negligent Supervision and failure to protect their daughter after she was attacked and choked by another student at school and received death threats (“Bullying”)
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Student brought an action against the school for injuries suffered during a rehearsal for a school play allegedly caused by another student participant
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Student brought an action against the school and the school district for injuries suffered by their child, including minor traumatic brain injury, PTSD, and facial injuries when she was struck on campus by a golf cart-style maintenance truck driven by a school district employee
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Student brought an action against the school claiming that her suicide attempt was due to the bullying she encountered at school, which the school allegedly did nothing about
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Student brought an action against the school for Negligent Supervision after he suffered a communited elbow fracture requiring surgery when another student pushed/pulled him during an altercation
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Student brought an action against the school and several students alleging psychological injuries as a result of racial harassment
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Student brought a claim against the school for injuries suffered when another student threw a pen to the claimant per his request, accidentally striking his eye and causing a deep corneal abrasion
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Kindergartner brought an action against the school for alleged bullying and physical attack by another kindergartner
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Elementary school student brought an action against the school and the school district for a fractured wrist when he tripped and fell on the school’s grass field during P.E. period
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Kindergartner brought an action against the school and the school district for a comminuted elbow fracture suffered when he fell from the playground slide onto an allegedly inadequately covered ground
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High school freshman brought an action against the school and the P.E. teacher when another student struck her face with a golf club during P.E. practice, causing a fractured eye socket, and minor traumatic brain injury
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Elementary school student brought an action against the school, the city, and the driver of the vehicle who struck her while she was running home from a weekend event sponsored by the school. The student suffered blunt head trauma, brain injury, skull fracture, femur fracture, blunt chest and abdominal trauma, and facial injuries
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Former student brought an action for assault and battery against the school when he was allegedly forcefully removed by the school security personnel from an open board meeting
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Kindergartner claimed that two other kindergartners physically and sexually abused and harassed him in the restroom
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Junior high school student brought an action against the school and the bus company, alleging that another student sexually attacked her on the bus while on the way home from school
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Kindergartner brought a claim against the school for injuries suffered when the glass shattered as he ran into an unmarked full-height glass door
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Elementary school student brought an action against the school alleging physical and psychological injuries when an after-school program teacher twisted her finger
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Kindergartner brought an action against the school after suffering a fractured elbow caused by a larger student falling on her during lunch recess
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Special education student brought an action against the school for negligent supervision after he severely lacerated his arms by striking and shattering a glass panel
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Special education student brought an action against the school after a teacher tied her to her chair to prevent her from leaving the classroom during instructions
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Elementary school student brought an action against the school and its administrators for battery, assault, and false imprisonment
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Elementary school student brought action against the school for negligent supervision after he fell from monkey bars fracturing his wrist during P.E. period
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Middle school student brought an action against the school for negligence after he was allegedly pushed by another student, which resulted in a fractured arm
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Elementary school student brought an action against the school for failing to safeguard the school gate, resulting in entry by an unauthorized individual who assaulted the student
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Middle school student brought an action against the school for negligence after suffering a severe eye injury when a female student he was harassing threw a pencil back at him hitting his eye
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Wrongful death action against a school after school staff restrained an intoxicated person and held him down until the police arrived, resulting in his death by asphyxiation
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Parent of a high school student brought a claim against the school, alleging the school college counselor’s letter of recommendation resulted in the student being rejected by his top college choices
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Elementary school student brought a claim against the school for negligent supervision after she suffered injuries during a fall from a second-floor stairway when she tried to slide down the handrail
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High school student brought an action against the district for injuries he suffered offsite at the hands of other students during an altercation at a nearby abandoned and closed school belonging to the same district
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Elementary school student brought an action against the school when he was showered by broken glass caused by other students who had gained unauthorized access to the second floor and had caused the glass window to break
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High school student brought an action against the school for injuries he suffered after being shot by a stray bullet outside of school premises during his lunch break
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High school student brought a claim against the school for psychological injuries after a police raid at his home allegedly initiated by unsubstantiated rumors at school that he wanted to harm other students
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Middle school student brought an action against the school and the P.E. teacher for knee injury resulting in surgery suffered during soccer practice
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Elementary school student brought an action against the school for negligent supervision when he lost a tooth and injured another one during an altercation with a classmate
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City brought a cross-complaint against the school and the school district for indemnity and contribution in response to a complaint filed by a student after she was struck by a vehicle as she was walking to the school
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Middle school student brought an action against the school for injuries suffered during an altercation at school with other students when the P.E. teacher stepped away from the class
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High school student brought a claim against the school for injuries suffered at the hands of another student in an altercation during the lunch break at the school’s lunch area
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Middle school student brought an action for injuries suffered, including a concussion, migraine headaches, and vision impairment, when he was struck in the head with a basketball during P.E. period
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Elementary school student brought a claim against the school for foot and toe injuries suffered when a play apparatus at school fell on her