Education Law

We've Got the U.S. News Survey!
Or at least a copy from last year. Unfortunately, with Bob Morse out of the office last week, we had to go on what their website said, which was simply to judge the "quality" of each school's "program...

Lawyer's Coach on Improving Profits, Performance June 17
Phyllis Sisenwine, master certified coach, will discuss ways to increase profits and improve performance at a June 17 program sponsored by the Solo and Small Firm Committee and the Marketing Committee of the Law Practice Management Division...

Washington Court Allows Wrongful Discharge Claim by Womens Basketball Coach
Trev Kiser was the women?s basketball coach at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington. Kisar complained to school officials about a pattern of inequality between the men's and women's basketball programs, such as in the quality of the officiating assigned to...

Washington Court Allows Wrongful Discharge Claim by Womens Basketball Coach
Trev Kiser was the women???s basketball coach at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington. Kisar complained to school officials about a pattern of inequality between the men's and women's basketball programs, such as in the quality of the officiating assigned to...

Thoughts on the IU Player Boycott
What should we make of the almost-boycott by six senior members of the IU Basketball team? The six, including star forward D.J. White, did not show at practice Friday, to protest both the dismissal/buyout/force resignation of Head Coach Kelvin Sampson in the wake of allegations of major NCAA rules violations and the hiring of Assistant Dan Dakich, rather than assistant Ray McCallum, as interim head coach...

Decatur Illinois Police DARE Program - All Dressed Up And No Place To Go
DECATUR, ILLINOIS - The Decatur Police Department has dropped its anti-drug education program for Decatur’s private schools, citing funding and staffing constraints. The DARE program, which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, was dropped from Decatur public schools in recent years after the school district eliminated funding...

Clearwire Service
alleging poor quality and unfairly charging early termination fees.

Liberty National Life Insurance Co.
allegedly discriminated against Haitians by offering low quality policies and canceling without reason.

Bad Faith Estimate
Quality First Auto Glass pays $233,000 settlement in automotive lawsuit.

EPA Violations
Riverside Cement to pay $384,000 for air quality violations.

Treasurer Embezzlement
Mary Lou Puccio repays Warren Cheer and Pom Program $26,000 after stealing money.

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
has been accused of not doing enough to keep addicted gamblers who have signed up for a "self-exclusion" program out of casinos.