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Emergency Covid Funding for Primary and Secondary Schools — Spending Challenges
Primary and secondary schools in the United States face a wide range of challenges arising from the Covid 19 pandemic of 2020 and 2021. To help schools address these challenges, the United States Congress passed three funding bills to assist with everything from remote learning to new air ventilation systems, Wi-Fi and other technology assistance and teacher pay raises and tutoring, among other needs.
Bypassing State Tort Claims Act Protections
Because of factors discussed in other articles included in this issue of Trends, Topics, and Views such as historic inflation, Covid-19, climate change weather-related catastrophic events, and nuclear verdicts and settlements, insurance carriers are taking actions to protect themselves.
Impact of Legalized Sports Gambling on IHL Campuses and Students
At least 8 Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL’s) have formed partnerships with online sports gambling companies and another 12 have partnered with brick-and-mortar casinos to promote sports gambling to their students, alumni and fans. In exchange, IHL’s have been promised millions of dollars in revenue.
The Rise of “Nuclear” Outcomes in Public Entity Civil Liability Actions
“Nuclear verdicts” are outcomes of civil litigation in excess of $10 million or settlements of civil liability claims that are disproportionate to the damages and much greater than anyone expected. Such outcomes have been of concern in matters involving private party defendants for some time.
Updated Property Valuations: Why It Is More Important Than Ever
In the fall of 2022, inflation rose to its highest level in 40 years. At the same time, the number of climate-related catastrophic events are at record levels. As a result, property insurers are imposing much stricter requirements as to property valuations on their insureds.