Topics to be discussed include: Court Procedure: An understanding of the civil litigation process in New Jersey as it pertains to negligence claims; Damages: Understanding the standards for, and the differences between Compensatory and Punitive Damages; Facility Maintenance: Identifying potential safety hazards related to facilities and grounds, and
taking reasonable steps to address common problems; Indemnification: Identifying when the school district is responsible for the
actions of its employees, and when it may disclaim coverage; Insurance Coverage
Issues: Understanding what is, and is not covered under a school district's insurance policy, and understanding whether your district will be allowed to choose its attorney or be required to utilize the attorney assigned by the Insurance Company; Negligent Supervision: Examples of school district negligence liability lie
within the school,
on the athletic field, in the locker room, and
on school trips; Sovereign Immunity: Understanding the effect of the New Jersey Torts Claims Act
on negligence claims against school districts.
Likewise the (non) possibility for individuals to challenge regulations before the CJEU, the right of
action (and rule of law) principle can not circumvene the Treaties: the
issue is that the CJEU stated that judicial review
on CFPS is a matter «
within» the sphere of EU Treaties, so that MS (and EU Institutions) can not
take action which may impact
on them by using «outside» procedures; the rationale is the same used in other cases: if the matter is covered by EU law, absence of a specific rule in EU law does not enable MS (or the Institutions) to act: in the Advice
on the Lugano Convention
on Jurisdiction, the mere indirect effect of the Convention of the 44/2001 Regulation was considered sufficient to make the matter fall «wholly»
within EU competence, thus depriving the MS of the power to act.