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Notices Jul 22, 2016

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of K12 Inc. Of Commencement of a Class Action Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline…

NEW YORK, July 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of K12 Inc. (“K12”) (NYSE:LRN) between November 7, 2013 and October 27, 2015. You are hereby notified that a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the USDC for the Northern District of California. …

Lawsuits Jul 11, 2016

Former Football Players Sue Stanford University, NCAA, PAC-12 Over Mishandled Concussions

A complaint filed on behalf of thousands of former Stanford University football players alleges the university, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Pac-12 Conference knew that football players were in danger of permanent brain injuries but did not protect the players so as to “protect the very profitable business of ‘amateur’ college football.” Chris …

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News Jul 1, 2016

University of Houston Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against South Texas College of Law

The University of Houston System has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against South Texas College of Law (STCL). The suit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Houston, alleges STCL’s announced name change to Houston College of Law and its adoption of UH’s red and white color scheme constitutes “intentional and willful infringement of UH’s intellectual property and unfair competition,” …

Lawsuits Jun 28, 2016

University Hit With Lawsuit After Ordering Campus Religious Group to Get Permit

A Christian student group is suing North Carolina State University over a policy they say requires members to get a permit to talk to their classmates about Jesus. Grace Christian Life, a religious student group long recognized by the 35,000-student school in Raleigh, claimed in a federal suit that school officials barred members last September from evangelizing to people on campus. The …

News Jun 18, 2016

Businessman Opts Out of Trump University Class Action: ‘It Worked for Me’

Louisiana businessman Nicholas Perioux, a former Trump University student, doesn’t want anything to do with a class action lawsuit filed against the presumptive Republican nominee. He filed an exclusion request form, which was entered into the court docket Thursday. Perioux was considered part of the Trump University “class.” He would have been eligible for any potential settlement or jury …

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Notices May 26, 2016

Ryan & Maniskas, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against DeVry Education Group Inc.

DeVry provides educational services worldwide through a number of subsidiaries, including DeVry University, one of the largest degree-granting higher education systems in the United States. Through its five colleges, DeVry University offers programs in healthcare, business, technology, accounting, finance and law. The Complaint brings forth claims for violations of the Securities Exchange Act …

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Lawsuits May 26, 2016

Sunny Golloway Files Civil Lawsuit Against Auburn

Former Auburn baseball coach Sunny Golloway filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court Tuesday alleging five counts of violations against several members of the Auburn athletics department. Golloway’s complaint names the Auburn Board of Trustees, athletics …

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News May 23, 2016

Rockhurst University Is Sued Over Data Breach in Phishing Scam

A Rockhurst University employee hopes to represent some 1,200 school staffers in seeking damages for a data breach last month. Someone duped university staff into supplying information on IRS W-2 forms, including Social Security numbers, in an act of fraud April 4. The lawsuit filed Thursday in Jackson County Circuit Court by Alexandria Stobbe said the university was willful and reckless in …

News May 23, 2016

UT Race, Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Sees New Life, Could Hear Testimony From Mack Brown

Bolstered by a recent court ruling in Kearney’s favor, her lawyers say they’ll vigorously push for sworn statements from Brown, former athletic director DeLoss Dodds, former school president Bill Powers and current women’s athletic director Chris Plonsky over how school officials handled both cases. “We will go as high as we have to go,” Kearney attorney Jody Mask said. “No one will be off …