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Litigation

Mar. 30, 2012

For-profit schools fend off class actions through Concepcion

As for-profit schools face an increasing amount of scrutiny over fraudulent job placement numbers, the institutions are pinning their hopes on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that may prevent class actions.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


As for-profit schools face increased scrutiny over fraudulent job placement numbers, the institutions are pinning their hopes on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that may prevent class actions.


Some schools accused of inflating graduate employment data in order to get students to enroll have been able to successfully block class actions by pointing to binding arbitration clauses in contracts made w...

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