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Education

Sep. 21, 2013

Judge deals tentative setback to ex-students suing law school

A judge has tentatively denied class certification for a group of law school graduates who accuse Thomas Jefferson School of Law of puffing up the number of alumni who found jobs.

By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A San Diego County judge has tentatively denied class certification for a group of law school graduates who accuse Thomas Jefferson School of Law of puffing up the number of alumni who found jobs after graduation. If finalized, Superior Court Judge Joel M. Pressman's ruling will be the first denial in five similar lawsuits alleging California law schools inflated job numbers of their graduates. Pressman ruled that the graduates who...

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