Anatomy of a lawsuit; what every education leader should know about legal actions.1412915457 Anatomy anatomy (ənăt`əmē), branch of biology concerned with the study of body structure of various organisms, including humans. Comparative anatomy is concerned with the structural differences of plant and animal forms. of a lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. ; what every education leader should know about legal actions. Shoop, Robert J. and Dennis R. Dunklee. Corwin Press Inc. 2006 142 pages $61.95 Hardcover KF4119 It might dismay some that the book's goal is to help school administrators "...view litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. as routine, rather than something that adversely affects your administrative effectiveness in the day- to-day operations of a successful school...." Shoop (education law, Kansas State U.) and Dunklee (education leadership, George Mason U.) present information for surviving in a litigious litigious adj. referring to a person who constantly brings or prolongs legal actions, particularly when the legal maneuvers are unnecessary or unfounded. Such persons often enjoy legal battles, controversy, the courtroom, the spotlight, use the courts to punish environment including the sources and relationship of law to schools, the litigation process reviewed in a sample case, and insights about serving as an expert witness. There are few supporting references. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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