Legal Question in Education Law in California

False statements made for recruiting new students

Am I in a position to sue a private university for promising weekend courses that are not available?

When I enrolled for a three year program, I was promised that I would be able to take ALL of my classes on the weekend: that is not the case. I have just completed my first semester and am trying to schedule classes for the next. I am still in the same situation where classes are getting harder to choose from. I don't see how I will be able to finish this course in three years, if at all.

Tuition is not cheap, and I have already invested alot of money. I would like to avoid further debt if a realistic solution is not available. I recently spoke to the Dean, and he admitted that the promises made during the recruitment were totally out of line.


Asked on 3/04/03, 3:10 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
H.M. Torrey The Law Offices of H.M. Torrey

Re: False statements made for recruiting new students

if you were induced into enrolling into the current university you are attending thru misrepresentations and/or fraudulent promises to acquire your tuition monies, then you absolutely have a strong, valid claim for breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, etc...especially if the school knew of such misrepresentations by its reps and admissions were made. you should be able to recover not only compensatory damages against the school,if this is the case, but punitive damages as well for fraud. if you would like further assistance, please email the specific details of your case.

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Answered on 3/04/03, 3:14 pm


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