Students File $5 Million Class Action Lawsuit Against Charlotte Law School

Following up on my previous posts (links below):  ABA Journal, Students File $5 Million Class Action Against Charlotte School of Law:

Two students filed a $5 million class action lawsuit Friday against Charlotte School of Law and its parent company, Infilaw.

The complaint accuses the law school of engaging in misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud. The filing follows the U.S. Department of Education announcement that as of Dec. 31, it plans to cut off the school’s federal student aid, for allegedly misleading current and prospective students about its ABA accreditation status.

“Defendants maintained a relationship of trust and confidence with plaintiffs and the plaintiff class. Defendants took advantage of their position of trust, and made substantial misrepresentations to current and prospective students, in order to realize financial benefit from the tuition and fees paid by current and prospective students,” reads the complaint, which was filed in the Charlotte-based U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

• Above the Law, Students File $5 Million Class-Action Lawsuit Against Charlotte Law
• Charlotte Business Journal, Charlotte Law: ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ on Spring Semester, Restored Access to Federal Aid
• Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Law School Dean Had Big Problems at Another School
• Charlotte Observer, Students Sue Charlotte Law School Claiming It Hid Problems to Keep Tuition Rolling In

Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:

• It Begins . . . Department Of Education Cuts Off Federal Student Loans For Charlotte Law School, Effective Dec. 31 (Dec. 19, 2016)
• More On The Department Of Education's Decision To Cut Off Federal Student Loans For Charlotte Law School (Dec. 20, 2016)
• Students, Faculty React To Department Of Education's Decision To Cut Off Federal Student Loans For Charlotte Law School (Dec. 23, 2016)