by Annette Hines | Feb 21, 2018 | General Interest
Plaintiff Awarded over $2M in Attorneys Fees in Disability Case Against State February 21, 2018 Persistence Pays A Senior Federal District Court Judge has awarded over $1.3M in attorneys fees and other costs to the Plaintiff to be paid...
by Annette Hines | Feb 16, 2018 | General Interest
February 16, 2018 The Millis public schools filed a habitual truancy petition, pursuant to the children requiring assistance (CRA) statute, against an autistic child with a severe bladder condition (“M.P.”). A successful CRA truancy petition must establish that the...
by Annette Hines | Feb 15, 2018 | General Interest
February 15, 2018 Money Magazine reports that while the employment-to-population ratio for working age people with disabilities is 30.8% compared to 73.3% for those without disabilities, this is a great improvement on the past, and the upward trend is continuing. In...
by Annette Hines | Feb 14, 2018 | General Interest
February 14, 2018 Many of you may remember the unanimous United States Supreme Court opinion last year in the landmark case of Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District. The Court in that case held that a school district must provide more under the IDEA than merely...
by Annette Hines | Feb 13, 2018 | General Interest
February 13, 2018 What is the best bank with whom you can choose to do business? Especially if you are elderly or disabled? The answer depends on who you talk to, and the basis for their evaluation. Money Magazine, for example, gave the award to TD Bank, and Honorable...
by Annette Hines | Feb 9, 2018 | General Interest
February 9, 2018 Gerber, the baby products company now a subsidiary of Nestlé Group with the famous Gerber Baby logo, began an annual baby photo contest in 2010, each year choosing that year’s “Gerber Baby.” This year they’ve chosen Lucas Warren, a 1-year-old from...
