7 results for 'cat:"Education" AND cat:"Settlements"'.
J. King denies preliminary approval for a settlement in a class action alleging that Washington's law that ends special education services at the end of the school year when a student turns 21 years old violates the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The student asks for the court to retain jurisdiction over this settlement for five years, which includes any appeals from the due process hearings for any compensatory education awards. The student does not cite any authority for why the court should hold such broad jurisdiction over what could be a large number of individual appeals and challenges.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: King, Filed On: August 30, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv1621, NOS: Education - Civil Rights, Categories: education, settlements, Class Action
J. Wise finds that the trial court properly ruled in favor of the school district in a breach of a settlement claim relating to its former football captain's "placement in a disciplinary alternative education program" after he taunted a rival team on social media and marijuana was found in his car. There was no evidence the settlement was "an impetus for the disposal of a Section 1983 claim." Affirmed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Wise, Filed On: August 29, 2024, Case #: 14-22-00432-CV, Categories: education, settlements, Immunity
J. Harpool approves a settlement agreement. A grandfather sued a Christian boarding school and its director on behalf of his minor grandson, claiming his grandson was physically and emotionally abused by staff at the school. The parties agree to settle the case for $210,000.
Court: USDC Western District of Missouri, Judge: Harpool, Filed On: August 22, 2024, Case #: 6:24cv3037, NOS: Other Personal Injury - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: education, settlements, Assault
J. Jackson grants in part the defendant school district's motion for sanctions and dismisses the parent's amended complaint with prejudice as to the school district. The current matter stems from the parent's alleged failure to "execute the necessary documents to effectuate the settlement agreement previously reached." Dismissal is warranted based on a failure to comply with the court's "rules and orders," since the school district had to continue litigating the case, and a lesser sanction would be inadequate.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Oklahoma, Judge: Jackson, Filed On: April 19, 2024, Case #: 6:22cv151, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities - Other - Civil Rights, Categories: education, Sanctions, settlements
J. Campbell grants the school defendants' motion for reconsideration and grants their motion to enforce the parties' settlement agreement in this lawsuit involving a high school student's alleged assignment "to an alternative school." The parents of the student, who was allegedly removed from the high school "for possession of alcohol," argue that a settlement agreement was not reached. However, the court finds that the parties "agreed to the material terms of settlement" and that the remaining issues, including the proposed wording of the agreement, were not material. The court further notes that the student was allowed to return to the high school.
Court: USDC Middle District of Tennessee , Judge: Campbell, Filed On: March 25, 2024, Case #: 3:22cv408, NOS: Education - Civil Rights, Categories: education, settlements
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J. Black grants the nursing students' motion for final class certification and approval of their settlement with the university, ruling class requirements are met because all of the students' claims deal with similar sets of facts related to the university's refusal to refund lab and clinical fees when portions of the curriculum were canceled during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the $750,000 settlement award is approved, while the class's motion for attorney fees will also be granted in the amount of $250,000.
Court: USDC Southern District of Ohio, Judge: Black, Filed On: October 3, 2023, Case #: 1:20cv539, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: education, settlements, Contract