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Plaintiffs in Latest NCAA Antitrust Case Seek Nearly $45M in Fees

Court filings supporting the fee requests outline billing rates for some of the biggest names in antitrust law, including Hagens Berman name partner Steve Berman and Winston & Strawn's Jeffrey Kessler, whose hourly rate now tops $1,500 per hour.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Contract Terms Provide New Ammunition to Opponents of $40M Choir College Sale

Opponents of the sale claim the recently released deal shows it's really a "land grab."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Orders Education Department to Uphold Obama-Era Racial Disparity Regulations

The U.S. Department of Education did not do its homework. In 2018, it halted Obama-era regulations that address racial disparities in special education, but according to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the department did not perform the necessary analysis before doing so.
7 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass: Students Turn to Class Actions in College Admissions Scandal. Plus: Boeing's 737 Max Troubles May Be Just Taking Off

Two Stanford students have filed a cause of action saying their degrees have been devalued because the university was targeted the in the admissions fraud scheme. And a rejected student is seeking $5 billion in a suit against the alleged scammers.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Admission Scandal Puts Spotlight on University Compliance Programs

The college cheating scandal hit close to home for us for two reasons. First, the people involved: Aunt Becky (Lori Loughlin), Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), college athletic officials. It turns out they can make bad choices like anyone else.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Lies, Myths and Fears Fueling the College Admissions Scandal

It is now rumored that the college admissions scheme was not limited to the 35-odd families named in the current indictment and might reach 750. It will be an even sadder day for America and our higher education system if that is true.
14 minute read

The Recorder

$500B? Proposed Class Action Seeks Windfall in College Admissions Scandal

A proposed nationwide class action filed in California state court seeks "no less than $500,000,000,000" from defendants caught up in the college admissions scandal that has captured the nation's attention.
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Proposed Class Action Seeks $500B in College Admissions Scandal

A proposed nationwide class action filed in California state court seeks "no less than $500,000,000,000" from defendants caught up in the college admissions scandal that has captured the nation's attention.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

2 Students File Suit Over University Admissions Scandal

Lawyers for Stanford students Erica Olsen and Kalea Woods claim that the value of their education has been tarnished by the scandal. Their lawyers are also pursuing class claims on behalf of applicants who were rejected by schools caught up in the scandal.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

2 Stanford Students Sue Over University Admissions Scandal

Lawyers for Stanford students Erica Olsen and Kalea Woods claim that the value of their education has been tarnished by the scandal. Their lawyers are also pursuing class claims on behalf of applicants who were rejected by schools caught up in the scandal.
3 minute read

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