This is sickening. Of course, those involved should face criminal charges and civil damages. Make sure to check for licenses, insurance coverage, and references.
Children
Unit 5 bus overturns in Bloomington Illinois
Click above to read.
Parents of a minor child may file a negligence lawsuit on behalf of the injured child for money damages. Illinois law also has a different statute of limitations for minor children.
Estate of student who died jumping from bus is suing school district
The legal guardian of a Grant Middle School student who died after he jumped out of the back of a moving school bus has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Springfield School District and First Student bus company.Hubebia Langston, legal guardian of 14-year-old Idris Alford, alleges negligence on the part of the school district and First Student.Springfield police said Alford opened the back door and jumped out on his own accord while the bus was traveling at approximately 40 mph near
Source: Estate of student who died jumping from bus is suing school district
Click above to read.
It is difficult to prove that bus employees knew of the student’s plans and had time to react and prevent him from acting on his threats. The law also provides a defense when another person’s reckless actions cause his own injuries. This will be a hard case for the estate of the young man.
One family. Four generations of disability benefits. Will it continue?The number of homes with multiple recipients has risen, especially among the poor. | The Washington Post
A family on the fringes prays for the ‘right diagnoses.’
Points to the nature of heredity in mental illness. Also when you look a map of disability across the United States there are concentrated regions. Lower educated who work in manual labor jobs will become disabled at a higher rate as they age.
New lawsuit accuses imprisoned former speaker of sex assault – ABC News
Source: New lawsuit accuses imprisoned former speaker of sex assault – ABC News
Click above to read.
Sickening. Shows that the new law removing a statute of limitations in sexual predator cases seeking money damages is the absolutely right thing to do.