Strange World of Lawsuits

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/us/homeless-man-go-fund-me.html

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Should make a good study for law school classrooms. Shows what can go wrong will go wrong. Social Security’s approach is to make a person have a representative payee if it believes the disabled person is unable to handle funds properly.

School Shootings and Security

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/20/santa-fe-high-texas-school-shooting-back-school/1030660002/

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Schools may be sued for failure to provide adequate security. Issues include compliance with policies and what is considered to be standard safety measures. Expect to see more lawsuits for failure to protect students in shootings.

University of Maryland Admits Fault in Player Death

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/sports/maryland-football-dj-durkin.html?module=WatchingPortal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=12&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F08%2F14%2Fsports%2Fmaryland-football-dj-durkin.html&eventName=Watching-article-click

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Does not happen often that a University or company will admit liability so soon. The only question at this point are the damages owed the family.