Contracts
Sep. 26, 2023
Suit says ‘unlawful’ college fees fall under implied contract law
“The obligation to timely pay tuition is a material term of the students’ implied-in-fact contract because tuition is a core source of funding for defendant,’’ Bursor & Fisher partner Yeremey O. Krivoshey wrote on behalf of the plaintiff.
Are college fees retail charges based on an implied contract? Attorneys for a Cal East Bay graduate have filed a proposed class complaint saying fees incurred when he didn’t pay for his courses on time are not related to any damages the university incurred and instead are “unconscionable and unlawful penalties and forfeiture.”
Attorneys from the Bursor & Fisher PA office in Walnut Creek say that the plaintiff and putative class members...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In