Legal Articles, General Practice

Ownership of property in Las Vegas can take different forms. Each form specifies the owners right to the property and how it will be treated upon the death of an owner.

Working with an attorney for a slip and fall case is a crucial step in seeking justice and compensation for your injuries. The process typically involves seeking immediate medical attention, preserving evidence at the accident scene, reporting the incident to the property owner, and documenting expenses and losses. Consulting with a personal injury lawyer becomes pivotal as they assess the strength of your case, explain your rights under premises liability, and guide you through the legal complexities. The attorney helps gather evidence, negotiate with insurance companies, and ensures that your rights are protected, ultimately working towards securing fair compensation for your injuries. With their expertise, you can navigate the legal process more effectively, increasing your chances of a successful outcome in your slip and fall case. Follow these 7 steps outlined by experienced slip and fall attorney Jonathan Goidel, Esq., whenever you find yourself a victim of slip and fall or premise liability.

Understanding Anti-deficiency Laws in Las Vegas

In the case of Roach v. North Haven Board of Education, a student sued a board of education alleging she was improperly expelled and selectively prosecuted. To prevail in a claim for selective prosecution, the student would have to provide evidence proving that other students in her similar situation are treated differently by the school. The board of education moved for summary judgment, which is a preemptive decision in favor of one party over the other.

The Application of Governmental Immunity to School Bullying Suits

In July 2011, Governor Dannel Malloy signed Public Act 11-232 into law, marking Connecticut’s first anti-bullying legislation. The Act, known as “An Act Concerning the Strengthening of School Bullying Laws,” defines bullying as “the repeated use by one or more students of a written, oral or electronic communication, such as cyberbullying, directed at or referring to another student attending school in the same district.” The law defines cyberbullying as “any act of bullying through the use of the Internet, interactive and digital technologies, cellular mobile telephone or other mobile electronic devices or any electronic communications.”

Cyberbullying and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

As the school year gets into full swing, education administrators continue to grapple with the ongoing problem of peer to peer bullying.  In addition to issues relating to the extent to which schools must prevent, intervene, and address on-campus bullying come free speech challenges and issues. At least one author has written about how Connecticut’s anti-bullying law would fare in the face of free speech issues, noting that “[t]he new law puts school officials in the position of having to pass judgment on off-campus speech with little legal precedent to guide them . . . If they clamp down on online comments, they risk First Amendment challenges.  If they’re too lenient, they could be deemed responsible if cyberbullying leads to tragedy.”[1]

One of the reasons that parents work so hard is to be able to provide a better life and a better future for their children. The bedrock of a bright future is a good education.  As a parent, it is important to understand your rights and obligations when it comes to your child’s education.

Over the past few years, college students and graduate students have faced increasingly complex disciplinary rules and codes of student conduct. This is partly because campus-related disciplinary issues (in particular those related to hazing, harassment, and bullying) now frequently earn a significant amount of media and community interest. Especially because of the increasing scrutiny, colleges and universities must balance demands for punishment and accountability against students’ equally important rights to fairness and transparency with respect to the process and standards by which student discipline is meted out. In Connecticut and elsewhere, the most significant factor in determining the existence and scope of students’ procedural and substantive rights is whether the school at issue is a public or private university.