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Baylor Settles with Woman Who Said University Ignored Rape

Aug 17 2017 // The first woman to sue Waco, Texas-based Baylor University over allegations the nation’s largest Baptist school ignored or mishandled rape allegations has settled her case, her attorney said.Jasmin Hernandez sued...

How Herbicide Dicamba Was Approved Without Independent Testing: Reuters

Aug 9 2017 // As the U.S. growing season entered its peak this summer, farmers began posting startling pictures on social media: fields of beans, peach orchards and vegetable gardens withering away.The photographs served as early...

South Carolina’s Clemson University Settles Lawsuit Over Fraternity Pledge Death

Aug 9 2017 // The family of a university student in South Carolina who died falling off a bridge during a pledge run has settled its lawsuit against Clemson University and the fraternity.Court records filed Thursday show Tucker...

Instructor Files Suit Against Wisconsin College Over Tenure Matter

Aug 7 2017 // An art instructor is suing Edgewood College in Wisconsin for terminating her tenure in violation of policy after she moved to Indianapolis. Agnieszka Ligendza filed the lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court. She alleges the...

University of Michigan Gets $2.5M to Study Opioid Epidemic, Other Injuries

Aug 7 2017 // The University of Michigan Injury Center has received $2.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control for research into the prevention of prescription drug overdoses, concussion, youth violence, motor vehicle crashes,...

MJ Insurance, Butler University Launch Student-Run Insurance Company

Aug 4 2017 // MJ Insurance announced it has launched MJ Student-Run Insurance Company Ltd. at Butler University in Indianapolis.Butler’s Lacy School of Business originated the insurance company to provide students with real-world...

Washington School District’s Insurer to Pay $18M in Shooting Settlement

Aug 2 2017 // The families of five Washington state high school students shot in a high school cafeteria in 2014 have settled a lawsuit against the school district’s insurance company for $18 million.Attorney Lincoln Beauregard,...

School Bus Cameras Can Implicate Speeding Drivers Under New N.C. Law

Jul 28 2017 // North Carolina motorists could be fined at least $400 if they pass a stopped school bus, according to a new law now in effect. Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday signed into law legislation that he suggested while still attorney...

Tennessee School Bus Drivers Using Mobile Devices Face Jail Under New State Law

Jul 27 2017 // Four former Tennessee school bus drivers charged with using electronic devices while behind the wheel could face 30-day jail terms if convicted under a new law. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported on Monday the defendants...

Scientists: Sea Level Rise Accelerating Along Florida Coast

Jul 26 2017 // Clay Henderson has lived on the same block along the Indian River in New Smyrna Beach for 34 years. Living in a storm-prone state like Florida, you expect to see a river top its bank on occasion, but only in the past two...

Ex-Ohio St. Player Files Suit Over Use of Image in Marketing Program

Jul 17 2017 // One of Ohio State’s most famous football starshas sued the university over a marketing program he says used athletes’ images without permission and robbed them of compensation.Linebacker Chris Spielman filed...

City Colleges of Chicago to Settle Age Discrimination Lawsuit for $60K

Jun 19 2017 // City Colleges of Chicago will pay $60,000 to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC), the federal agency announced.In its lawsuit, the EEOC charged that Harold...

Kaufman Financial Group CEO Joins St. John’s University Risk Management Board

Jun 15 2017 // Alan Jay Kaufman, chairman, president and CEO of Detroit/Farmington Hills, Michigan-based H.W. Kaufman Financial Group, has joined the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science board of overseers at the...

Rolling Stone to Pay $1.65M to Settle Suit Over University of Virginia Rape Story

Jun 15 2017 // Rolling Stone magazine agreed to pay $1.65 million to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by a University of Virginia fraternity over a debunked story about a rape on campus, the fraternity said Tuesday.The settlement closes...

Families of 7 Children Killed in Oklahoma Tornado Settle with School System

Jun 14 2017 // A suburban Oklahoma City school system and its insurer have agreed to pay about $14,000 to each of the families of seven children who died four years ago when their school was destroyed by a tornado.The deal, announced by...

New Trial Ordered in Iowa High School Baseball Injury Case

Jun 9 2017 // The Iowa Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in the case of a Muscatine high school baseball player whose skull was fractured when he was struck by a foul ball during a game in Davenport in 2011.A jury initially sided...

The Hartford Launches Nationally Registered Apprenticeship Program

Jun 8 2017 // The Hartford is working to educate college students about opportunities in the insurance industry while helping to make the transition from college to an insurance career an easier one.This initiative comes through its...

Collision Between School Bus, Truck Sends 3 Students to Hospital

May 25 2017 // Three students have been taken to the hospital for minor injuries after a school bus and a truck collided in eastern South Carolina.The wreck was reported around 8 a.m. Wednesday on U.S. 52 in Moncks Corner. Berkeley...

University of Iowa to Settle Sports Bias Lawsuits for $6.5M

May 23 2017 // The University of Iowa will pay $6.5 million to settle high-profile discrimination lawsuits filed by former athletic administrator Jane Meyer and her partner, former women’s field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum,...

Today’s Climate of Crime, Safety and Security at Schools, Colleges

May 23 2017 // One in every 5 middle and high school students has complained of being bullied at school and the number of reports of sexual assault on college campuses has more than tripled over the past decade, according to a federal...