Education

November 5, 2018 Miami private school Cattoira Montessori and its two owners are staring down a lawsuit filed by a teacher who says she was not paid properly for overtime work.

November 2, 2018 A class action alleges The Leland Stanford Junior University procured an employment-related background check without adhering to FCRA regulations.

November 1, 2018 The American Diabetes Association alleges that the NYC Dept. of Education has failed to properly train staff and have in place procedures to care for students with type 1 diabetes.

September 21, 2018 A former University of Miami assistant professor alleges the institution has consistently hired men at considerably higher rates than women, resulting in a substantial salary disparity.

September 6, 2018 A proposed class action filed in California federal court claims Northcentral University, Inc. (NCU) misled prospective students regarding the length and cost of the school’s online doctoral programs in order to collect the “maximum amount of tuition.”

August 30, 2018 Duke University finds itself staring down a class action filed on behalf of participants in and beneficiaries of the school’s faculty and staff retirement plan.

June 15, 2018 A proposed class action filed by three former or current Pennsylvania public school teachers takes issue with the Pennsylvania State Education Association’s policy of requiring non-union members to pay 'fair-share fees' to the union.

June 7, 2018 Fifteen plaintiffs have a filed a class action against USC and its board of trustees over gynecologist George Tyndall's alleged history of inappropriate sexual conduct.

May 22, 2018 [UPDATE] A lawsuit claims USC's on-campus gynecologist sexually abused student patients while the school 'took no steps' to stop the alleged inappropriate conduct.

May 11, 2018 Four plaintiffs say the costs of attending Idaho's school districts and charter schools violate the state's constitutionally-provided right to free education.

April 23, 2018 Two plaintiffs say Capella University pulls a 'bait and switch' on doctoral candidates who have little, if any, control over how long it takes to complete their PhDs.

April 18, 2018 The case centers on the sale of the property on which Savannah Law School sits, which allegedly occurred despite students being told everything was on the up and up.

April 5, 2018 Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is facing another proposed class action that claims the student loan servicer attempted to delay debtors' loan forgiveness in order to continue collecting interest and fees.

February 26, 2018 A lawsuit claims Georgetown and two admins failed to properly keep an eye on the plans’ expenses, while choosing less-than-stellar investment options.

February 15, 2018 Defendants Kevin Mason, Chantel Grant, Stuart Goldberg and two firms face a class action claiming their 'student loan resolution services' simply do not exist.

January 23, 2018 The tenured professor claims she and other female deans make far less than their male colleagues due in part 'systematic discrimination' at UA.

January 11, 2018 Three student loan borrowers have filed suit against Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) claiming the defendant attempted to illegally extend the duration of student loans in order to continue collecting monthly servicing fees.

December 22, 2017 A lawsuit claims Huntington Learning Centers includes 'spousal guarantees' in franchise agreements that violate the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

December 21, 2017 A lawsuit cites statements on Houston Baptist University's website as proof the school illegally robocalls consumers without prior express consent.

December 12, 2017 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against InterCoast Colleges – which operates as Intercoast Career Institute – on behalf of former LPN students who were enrolled at the school in Kittery or South Portland, Maine between 2011 and 2016.

November 30, 2017 A previously dismissed TCPA/FDCPA class action against Navient has been refiled with substantial changes in Mississippi.

November 15, 2017 The estate of deceased former UNC football player Ryan Hoffman claims the ACC and NCAA hid information on brain injuries to protect profits.

November 3, 2017 A student loan borrower in Kansas claims Navient, two debt collectors placed her debt into default and tried to collect even though it was paid in full.

October 18, 2017 The Georgia Advocacy Office and Arc of the United States filed a lawsuit that claims the state's GNETS program does more harm than good for disabled students.

October 17, 2017 A lawsuit filed in North Carolina claims Guilford College and its former AD discriminated against female student athletes and two former coaches.

October 11, 2017 Another lawsuit claims Transworld Systems and Shermeta Law Group sue Michigan consumers over defaulted student loan debts the cos. do not own.

October 2, 2017 SUNY Albany and its athletics director are facing a Title IX lawsuit over their allegedly 'secretive' decision to cut the school's nine-member women's tennis team.

September 29, 2017 The NCAA and 20 Division 1 schools are the defendants in a proposed class action alleging athletes under scholarship are owed unpaid minimum wages.

September 29, 2017 A lawsuit filed in New York claims Iona.edu is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and is therefore discriminatory toward blind users.

September 22, 2017 Three former and/or current employees of Colorado Seminary (which is also known as the University of Denver) have filed suit against the school over claims that it failed to pay them proper overtime wages.

July 18, 2017 Independent School District #625 is facing a class action alleging it discriminates against foreign-born, English-learning students.

April 13, 2017 Higher One Holdings, Inc., WEX Bank, Inc., and Customers Bancorp, Inc. have been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a college student.

March 20, 2017 A teacher formerly employed by Acadekids Pre-School has filed a proposed class action against the company, Learning Center Corp.

December 16, 2016 A former University of Miami employee has filed a proposed class action against the school over alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.