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January 29, 2016 |

Recent Pa. Decision Analyzes Fee-Shifting Under the IDEA

A recent decision in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania thoroughly discusses the fee-shifting mechanism set forth in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), wherein the prevailing party is entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees and costs, 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(i)(3)(B). In I.W. v. School District of Philadelphia (E.D.Pa., Jan. 13, 2016), U.S. Magistrate Judge Lynne A. Sitarski of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania provides a full analysis of when fee-shifting should occur and what fees should apply while rendering a decision relating to plaintiffs' motion for attorney fees and costs. The memorandum opinion is instructive to both attorneys for parents/students and school districts alike.
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December 24, 2015 |

People in the News - Dec. 24, 2015 - Kats Joins Children's Village Board

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young associate Samantha Kats was appointed to the board of directors of Children's Village in Philadelphia, a nonprofit organization that provides early childhood education and school-age academic enrichment distinguished by excellence and family diversity.
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December 23, 2015 | Law.com

People in the News - Dec. 24, 2015 - Kats Joins Children's Village Board

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young associate Samantha Kats was appointed to the board of directors of Children's Village in Philadelphia, a nonprofit organization that provides early childhood education and school-age academic enrichment distinguished by excellence and family diversity.
3 minute read
December 04, 2015 |

Suits & Deals: Infant's Family Settles Product Liability Suit for $7.25 Million in Morris Co.

The family of a weeks-old infant who asphyxiated in an allegedly faulty infant carrier was paid a $7.25 million settlement Dec. 1 in Estate of Bethea v. Infantino LLC.
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December 04, 2015 | Law.com

Suits & Deals: Infant's Family Settles Product Liability Suit for $7.25 Million in Morris Co.

The family of a weeks-old infant who asphyxiated in an allegedly faulty infant carrier was paid a $7.25 million settlement Dec. 1 in Estate of Bethea v. Infantino LLC.
3 minute read
November 19, 2015 |

Company Sanctioned for Not Preserving Asbestos Documents

A company that made asbestos products in the 1980s should have anticipated it would be sued, and therefore the destruction of dozens of boxes of related documents in the 1990s was spoliation requiring sanction, a Manhattan state judge has ruled.
3 minute read
November 19, 2015 | Law.com

Company Sanctioned for Not Preserving Asbestos Documents

A company that made asbestos products in the 1980s should have anticipated it would be sued, and therefore the destruction of dozens of boxes of related documents in the 1990s was spoliation requiring sanction, a Manhattan state judge has ruled.
3 minute read
October 19, 2015 |

Lights, Camera, Education: Recording the IEP Team Meeting

Memorializing events has become easy, particularly with the advent of smartphones that incorporate cameras, video cameras and voice recorders. Parents often want to record significant events in their child's school life: starring in the school play on opening night, scoring a goal during a championship soccer match or participating in the annual spelling bee. But when it comes to meetings between parents and teachers or school administrators, particularly in the context of an individualized education program (IEP) team meeting, are recordings permitted? The answer to this question in Pennsylvania schools is: It depends.
6 minute read
September 15, 2015 |

Duty to Defend Not Required Under Subcontract

An agreement requiring a subcontractor to obtain liability insurance to protect the general contractor from claims caused in whole or in part by the subcontractor does not require the insurer to defend a claim that alleges negligence by the general contractor, a Carbon County judge has ruled.
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September 14, 2015 | Law.com

Duty to Defend Not Required Under Subcontract

An agreement requiring a subcontractor to obtain liability insurance to protect the general contractor from claims caused in whole or in part by the subcontractor does not require the insurer to defend a claim that alleges negligence by the general contractor, a Carbon County judge has ruled.
4 minute read

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