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Ballard Spahr LLP

NJAG and FTC announce $4.605 million settlement with for-profit college over job placement rate claims and income share...

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The New Jersey Attorney General (NJAG) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced settlements in concurrent actions against Sollers College, a for-profit college, its parent company, Sollers, Inc., and, in the...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Recent Maryland Court of Appeals Decision Limits Protections for Educators Facing Negligence Claims

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In a recent decision, the Maryland Court of Appeals reversed lower rulings related to federal preemption of state law and Maryland’s educational malpractice doctrine. The ruling could have significant implications for...more

Carlton Fields

Eleventh Circuit Holds University Cannot Arbitrate Student’s Breach of Contract and Misrepresentation Claims

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In Young v. Grand Canyon University, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia was wrong to compel arbitration of a student’s breach of contract and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New Regulations Change the Rules for Federal Student Loans

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Culminating two years of negotiated rulemaking, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) published on Aug. 30, 2019, new "Institutional Accountability" regulations that apply to all federal student loans disbursed...more

Carlton Fields

Third Circuit Rejects Inflated-Value Theory of Damages, Declines to Certify Law School Tuition Class

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The Third Circuit recently affirmed the denial of class certification in a suit alleging that a law school made misrepresentations about the employment status of its graduates, thereby inducing students to pay inflated...more

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No Summer Vacation for Student Lending Companies as Enforcement Activity Continues

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Student lending continues to remain in the crosshairs of federal and state consumer finance regulators during the summer months, with over five enforcement actions and investigations in recent weeks. As covered in both...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

For-Profit Educator Settles FCA Allegations of Issuing Fake Diplomas to Tap Federal Funds

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For-profit education company Education Affiliates (EA) paid $13 million to the federal government in June to settle multiple False Claims Act (FCA) suits involving alleged fake test scores, bogus diplomas, and falsified...more

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