From The Michigan Lawyer: (click for full article)
A $300,000 class-action lawsuit against The Thomas M. Cooley Law School was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Gordon Quist on Friday.
The lawsuit, filed August 2011 by 12 Cooley graduates, alleged they were misled by Cooley’s post-graduate employment reports.
In granting Cooley’s motion to dismiss, Quist noted that while the school’s employment and salary figures were “vague and incomplete,” the students should have relied on more than statistics when making their decision to enroll.
“Plaintiffs and prospective students should have approached their decision to enter into law school with extreme caution given the size of the investment,” Quist wrote. “With red flags waiving and cautionary bells ringing, an ordinary prudent person would not have relied on the statistics to decide to spend $100,000 or more.”
In addition, the graduates alleged fraud and negligent misrepresentation on Cooley’s part, and violated the Michigan Consumer Protection Act.
i am a 62 yr old woman who has had a few dealings with the legal system and had a trial and it was a joke. i sure would like someone to take my case however happened in 1988 and will cost money to do this and would love to see a writer write about it and it becomes a tv show. i feel many can learn also from the mistakes i made and the results of abuse from people who work in the legal system would like some feedback. my name is jacquline jackson and i am on facebook and leaving a msg i will read it faster for lack of time. ty.
Posted by: Jacqulinej | August 06, 2012 at 03:09 PM
I encourage you to tell your story because you are the most effective advocate you have!
Patti
Posted by: Patricia Dudek | August 07, 2012 at 07:43 PM