Education Law,
California Supreme Court
Mar. 23, 2018
Duty of care to protect student in UCLA stabbing exists, state Supreme Court rules
Plaintiffs’ attorneys say universities will be held to a higher standard after the state Supreme Court ruled that UCLA had a duty of care to protect a student who was stabbed in a classroom by a mentally ill man.
Plaintiffs' attorneys say universities will be held to a higher standard after the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that UCLA had a duty of care to protect a female student who was stabbed in a classroom by a mentally ill student who had previously been removed from the campus and counseled.
The unanimous court ruled such a duty arose because a foreseeable threat of violence existed and noted that universities have for some time e...
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