In Loco Parentis

January 14, 2016 by mjpospis

Synagogue Owed Duty to Study-Abroad Student

In Katz v United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, 2016 NY Slip Op 00094 (App. Div. 1st Dept. Jan. 12, 2016), the court held that the defendant owed the injured plaintiff a duty, and permitted her negligence claim to continue. This decision outlines general principles regarding the critical/threshold issue of duty in a negligence case. Here are…

School District Did Not Owe Duty to Student Hit By Car

In a decision issued today, Williams v. Weatherstone, the New York Court of Appeals held that a school district owed no duty to a student (designated as “A.” in the opinion) who was struck by a car while waiting for the school bus. The accident happened as follows: On March 13th, A.’s newly assigned bus,…