ArticleCAS Legal Mailbag – 4/13/23Recently, the Board of Education in the district where I live and work decided to reconfigure our schools.United StatesConsumer ProtectionShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleCAS Legal Mailbag – 9/21/23As we are settling in to the new school year, we are starting to get accommodation requests. A fourth grader in my school is immunocompromised...United StatesConsumer ProtectionShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleCan You Say Anything? Free Speech In Independent SchoolsCan a teacher put a sticker on their laptop expressing support for a political candidate? What about an employee attending a pro-life rally or using their personal social media...United StatesConsumer ProtectionShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleCAS Legal Mailbag – 5/30/24As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, we all look forward to the end of the school year and the respite of an all-too-brief summer break.United StatesConsumer ProtectionShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleSee You In Court - December 2022The members of the Nutmeg Board of Education were pleased earlier this year to partner with St. Mary's Church, a Catholic church in Nutmeg. St. Mary's agreed to send employees to Acorn Elementary School to run...United StatesConsumer ProtectionShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleSee You In Court - February 2021The members of the Nutmeg Board of Education were frustrated. They have heard loud and clear from parents and others in the school community that they want in-person instruction. United StatesConsumer ProtectionShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleSee You In Court - January 2024Public Comment is included on the agenda of each regular meeting of the Nutmeg Board of Education. Residents of Nutmeg speak at length on a variety of topics, ranging from youth athletics to the budget. United StatesConsumer ProtectionShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleSee You In Court - July 2020The members of the Nutmeg Board of Education have gotten used to participating remotely in Board meetings on Zoom in dress shirts on camera and sweat pants out of sight.United StatesConsumer ProtectionShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleSee You In Court - September 2021The members of the Nutmeg Board of Education were frustrated with the low-energy, long-serving assistant superintendent, and they were delighted to receive a confidential email from Mr. Superintendent ...United StatesConsumer ProtectionShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleSee You In Court – July/August 2024Mr. Superintendent recently reminded the members of the Nutmeg Board of Education that the Board is required by law to adopt a new school climate policy before the end of the 2024-2025 school year.United StatesConsumer ProtectionShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleSee You In Court – June 2024Since her election to the Nutmeg Board of Education last November, Nellie Newbie has taken her responsibilities as a Board member seriously, too much so.United StatesConsumer ProtectionShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleCOVID-19: CMS Guidelines To Protect Patients And Health Care Workers In Outpatient SettingsCMS has issued a series of updated guidance documents focused on infection control to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a variety of inpatient and outpatient care settings.United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Shipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleEnvironmental Use Restrictions: Set ‘em, But Don't Forget ‘em!While an Environmental Use Restriction (EUR) can be an incredibly useful (and, often times, a cost-effective) tool in connection with cleaning up contaminated properties, ...United StatesEnvironmentShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleRe-Examining Claims Of Self-DefenseOur law doesn't always keep pace with teachings from science, psychology, brain development, or mental health.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleSee You In Court - November 2024Sometimes we hear that opposites attract, and such was the case between two members of the Nutmeg Board of Education.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleA Robust Cybersecurity Program Can Now Be Your Best Defense In A LawsuitAs data breaches become a fact of life for both businesses and consumers, barely a news cycle goes by without a story of another successful hack, ransomware, theft of personal data or other data breach. United StatesTechnologyShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleCAS Legal Mailbag – 11/22/23I write to ask for your assistance in working out a problem between one of the teachers at my elementary school and a parent who is ready to sue us.United StatesConsumer ProtectionShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleThe Impact Of Dobbs On Campus Health Clinics Operated By Colleges And UniversitiesIn the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health et al. v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, et al., colleges and universities have been left to ...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleCannabis Leases: Important Considerations For Commercial Property Owners, Landlords And TenantsAs Connecticut awards provisional licenses to various types of cannabis establishments throughout the state, cannabis business owners, commercial real estate owners and prospective commercial real estate investors...United StatesCannabis & HempShipman & Goodwin LLP