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But We Were Both Drunk! A Primer for Students & Parents on Mutual Intoxication

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We’ve said it many times: to college students, drinking and sex go together like peanut butter and jelly. Despite annual training on alcohol consumption and consent for freshmen, we still encounter cases questioning whether...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Consequences of Being Caught Drinking on Campus

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Encountering alcohol is, for better or worse, a very common experience for students at colleges and universities in DC and throughout the U.S. Whether you choose to drink or not, it’s important to know about the...more

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Massachusetts Colleges and Universities Owe A Duty of Care To Students Who Are Voluntarily Intoxicated on Campus

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Generally, under Massachusetts law, one does not owe others a duty to take action to rescue or protect them from conditions that one has not created. However, there is an important exception to this rule that affects all...more

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Colleges and Universities May Be Liable to Intoxicated Students for Failing to Take Reasonable Steps to Protect Them From Harm

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) has created an actionable duty of care of colleges and universities to helplessly intoxicated students. On July 27, 2020, the court held that, where a college or university has...more

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