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Epstein Becker & Green

A Headliner Upholding a State Ban on Transition Care for Transgender Minors Leads the Latest Five Decisions - SCOTUS Today

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To anyone who has followed the case of United States v. Skrmetti, especially those who attended or listened to the oral argument, the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6–3 holding that a Tennessee law prohibiting certain medical...more

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Ohio AG Not Backing Down on Social Media Parental Consent Law

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Ohio AG Dave Yost announced plans to appeal a federal court decision that struck down the state’s Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act, which would have required online platforms to obtain parental consent...more

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Michigan Court of Appeals: No Parental Indemnification for Child Injuries

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Can parents legally agree to financially protect third parties from claims arising from their children’s injuries? In MK v. Auburnfly, LLC, (No. 364577, 2024 WL 5148278, Dec. 17, 2024), a published opinion, the Michigan Court...more

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Notice of Appeal - A quarterly newsletter reviewing Third Circuit opinions impacting white collar defense lawyers - Fall 2023

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BACKGROUND- A sugar distributor sought to acquire a sugar producer. The district court determined that the relevant product market included distributors as sources of refined sugar, in addition to sugar producers. The...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

It’s a Family Affair: SCOTX Compels Non-Signatory Minor Children to Arbitrate Their Construction Defect Claims with Signatory...

A novel question arose over the past few years in residential construction law as to whether minors were subject to the contractual provisions in their parents’ purchase or construction contract. The contract typically has a...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

COVID-19 Vaccine Parental Disputes – Is There Really A Difference Between Arguing Against The Initial Shot and The Booster

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If you follow the COVID-19 news cycle, you know that there is approval for the COVID-19 vaccine booster for children ages 5-11. What happens when a parent who was granted authority for the initial vaccine for a child in that...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Fourth Grader’s Sexual Assault Claim Preserved Until 18th Birthday

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Nicole B. v. Sch. Dist. of Philadelphia, 237 A.3d 986 (Pa. 2020).  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that, when a fourth-grade student alleged that he was sexually assaulted in school, the 180-day period to file a claim...more

Genova Burns LLC

Appellate Division Permits Public Records Access to Police Use of Force Reports Involving Juveniles

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On February 19, 2020, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a decision Digital First Media v. Ewing Township permitting a newspaper access under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) to Use of Force Reports (UFR)...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

New Special Education Laws

Part 2: California Laws Impacting Schools and School Districts for 2020 - Last year brought many changes to the legal landscape affecting educators. In this Best Best & Krieger LLP Legal Alert series, we look at some of...more

Winstead PC

Court Affirms Ruling That Adopted Adult Children Were Beneficiaries Of A Trust

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In Andresakis v. Modisett, the trustors signed trust agreements in 1976 and 1981, and each agreement created three trusts, one for their daughter, one for their son, and a third trust for their only grandchild, Andresakis....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Forced to Cyber-Spy: Court Rules Parents Can Be Held Negligent for Child’s Facebook Activity

Are parents now liable for what their kids post to Facebook? According to a recent decision in the Georgia Court of Appeals, they are. The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the parents of a seventh-grade student...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Reasonable attorney fees did not include underlying administrative hearing process against Social Services, court determines

In K.I. v. Wagner, 2014 DJDAR 5546 (2014), the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District granted partial attorney fees in a social security proceeding. An attorney represented a minor who was disabled by...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Fast Five: Rhode Island Appellate Practice - January 2014: Premises Liability Update: Rhode Island Supreme Court Holds That...

In Burton v. Rhode Island, No. 2012-213-Appeal; 2012-268-Appeal, the Rhode Island Supreme Court held that a 17-year-old trespasser could not invoke the attractive-nuisance doctrine because he could not establish that he did...more

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