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Litigation

Oct. 24, 2013

Graduates don't get class certification against Thomas Jefferson Law School

A San Diego County judge has denied a motion to certify a class action against the school, which former students accuse of having puffed up the number of alumni who landed jobs.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a significant blow for some California law school graduates, a San Diego County judge has denied their motion to certify a class action against Thomas Jefferson School of Law, which they accuse of having puffed up the number of its alumni who landed jobs.


The decision on Monday by Superior Court Judge Joel M. Pressman is the first denial of class certification in five similar lawsuits in Californi...

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