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New Liability Frontier? Or Just A "Nuisance Settlement?"

Sometimes there's more to a story than what appears in print.  I think that might be the case here.  I suspect the cost of the settlement was less than the cost of defending the case.  Nonetheless, the story is interesting because it might signal the beginning of a new era of tort liability for schools.  If this is what it takes for schools to take bullying seriously, so be it. - Mike

Woman settles with school officials over son's suicide

4:36 PM EST, March 6, 2008

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A Meriden woman has settled a federal lawsuit she filed against school officials after her son committed suicide in a bullying case.

Judith Scruggs and Meriden school officials filed a stipulation Thursday in court agreeing to dismiss the case.

Scott Karsten, an attorney for the Meriden Board of Education, and Scruggs' attorney, M.H. "Reese" Norris, said there was a settlement but they could not discuss details. Norris said the settlement was confidential. ..

Read the article here:

http://tinyurl.com/244av4

Posted by Mike Tully on March 07, 2008 in Speech and expression |

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