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"Lawsuit over public school bullying proceeding to trial

NEW YORK — A federal judge has order­ed a hearing to determine whether a 12-year-old girl with learning disabilities was deprived of "a free and appropriate education" by the constant bullying she allegedly endured at a public school.

U.S. District Judge Weinstein denied New York City's motion for summary judgment dismissal of a suit filed by the girl's parents under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act seeking reimbursement of $28,906 in private-school tuition.

"[A]n effective and appropriate education may be negated by child bullying," Weinstein wrote. "When a school fails to take reasonable steps to prevent such objectionable harassment of a student, it has denied her an educational benefit protected by statute."

Famous Law Maker Sues Over Busted Tooth

Busting a tooth on a foreign object is no laughing matter. Crowns for the rest of your life are expensive. The tooth is thereafter more sensitive ... pain ... I am not sure any busted tooth case is worth $150,000, maybe under the right circumstances ... but they are worth substantially more than one thinks at first glance.

The Pits! Kucinich Sues Food Companies Over Alleged Busted Tooth - Law Blog - WSJ

Merrill Pays $10 Million to Settle Claims It Misused Customer Info - Law Blog - WSJ

One more in a stream of "trickle" fine stories? It is painfully obvious that government, mainly in the form of the SEC, was and continues to be inadequate in dealing with the outlaw banking industry. Put simply, we the taxpayer bailed out an entire industry that was not in the banking industry at all but was and from this window continues to be in the illegal gambling industry: This is the clear mosaic pieced together from of all these little slap on the wrist SEC enforcement actions trickling into the news - and it will continue for years. It reminds one of a Ralph Nader presidential campaign issue from years ago when he alone brought up the issue that there were corporations that deserved nothing less than to be de-chartered - forced into non-existence because they had a clear and long history of immoral, unethical and illegal conduct, year after year, decade after decade. Anyway, we as a society should consider taking the exclusive regulatory control away from the SEC - the Executive Branch of our federal government, and returning the control to where it belongs - in the third branch of government, in the Courtroom with individuals having the cause of action and rights to a remedy that big government has taken from us. Of course this is the turn of the 20th century "Boss Tweed" story all over again, this time on a national level.  Some things under the Sun never do really change.

Merrill Pays $10 Million to Settle Claims It Misused Customer Info - Law Blog - WSJ: