Minimizing Litigation Risk As To Student-Related Disputes
Webinar
Institutions of higher education often face lawsuits or arbitration proceedings involving disgruntled students. These proceedings can be brought by the students themselves, or by state attorneys general, or governmental agencies acting on their behalf.
This webinar will discuss how schools can minimize their litigation risk as to student-related disputes. The presenters will discuss what gets schools in trouble, what schools can do to stay out of trouble, and how schools should handle student-related disputes.
Topics to be covered include:
- What Gets Schools in Trouble
Misrepresentations/Promises of Future Events
Failure to Make Government-Mandated Disclosures
Inaccurate Tracking of Graduate Employment
Poor Recordkeeping
- How Schools Can Stay Out of Trouble
Avoiding Misrepresentation Claims
Signed Disclosures
Written Policies for Admissions Personnel
Clearly Defined Enrollment Agreements
Use of Arbitration Provisions and Class Action Waivers
- How Schools Should Handle a Student-Related Dispute
Document and Information Gathering and Preservation
Witness Interviews and Statements
Developing the School’s Story
What Is Said to School Employees and Other Students
CLE
The live presentation of this webinar was approved for 1.0 hour general CLE credit in California and Illinois and 1.2 hours of general CLE credit in Missouri. CLE credit is no longer available for this recording.
Originally Presented:
August 28, 2018