Suit to Protect Child from Bullying in Local School System
Dallas Richards had stopped attending a public high school in Williamson County, Tennessee because school officials failed to take appropriate steps to protect her from sexual harassment and assault by a male student with a known history of violence and sexual misconduct.
District of Columbia Sued for Failure to Provide for People with Disabilities During Disasters
A team of Drinker Biddle lawyers from its Washington office as part of the firm's Barbara McDowell Pro Bono High Impact Litigation Project partnered in 2014 with lawyers from Disability Rights Advocates, the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, and Urban Affairs to represent United Spinal Association and the DC Center for Independent Living to sue as class action the District of Columbia for its poor emergency planning for persons with disabilities.