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.

Presenters:
Bill Bay
Jeff Fink