Score one for opponents of InfiLaw's efforts to buy Charleston School of Law. The Committee on Academic Affairs and Licensing of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, voted 3-1 to recommend against granting InfiLaw permission to acquire the free-standing Charleston law school. The full Commission will vote on InfiLaw's application on June 6.
Details here.
"Faculty members at the company's school in Arizona sued InfiLaw for breach of contract and defrauding students. Its school in Florida was sued for misrepresenting claims about its students' success and job placement."
"A majority of the committee agreed with Natasha Hanna, a Myrtle Beach attorney who serves on the commission, that lawsuits against two of the company's schools could pose problems for the entity down the road."
"Hanna also said that public hearings and news stories were enough to cause 'great concerns about the reputation and character of the applicant,' she said."
This is just too delicious. There are no words to describe how pleasing it will be to read the comments by law professors here in the FL praising this decision.
Posted by: anonb | May 20, 2014 at 10:38 PM
Hopefully, the full commission will adopt the committee's recommendation. At the least, a reduction in regional competition would not be helpful.
Curious to know whether InfiLaw's contract with CSL's Board cover this possibility...
Posted by: ATLprof | May 21, 2014 at 02:59 PM