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Education
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

US school teacher shot by six-year-old student awarded $10m

A Virginia jury awarded $10 million to former teacher Abby Zwerner after an assistant principal ignored warnings that a six-year-old brought a gun to class.
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

NCAA ordered to pay $18M in concussion lawsuit

ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- The NCAA owes a former college football player and his wife $18 million, a South Carolina jury decided while finding college sports' major governing body negligent in failing to warn the player about the long-term effects of concussions. Following a civil trial that wrapped up late last week, Orangeburg County jurors awarded $10 million to 68-year-old Robert Geathers, who played at South Carolina State University from 1977 to 1980 as a defensive end.
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