August 20, 2025
Universities accused of conspiring to limit financial aid offerings told an Illinois federal court that concerns raised by an attorney for the students about potential ethical violations involving attorney fees should prevent the court from certifying the class.
July 28, 2025
An Illinois federal judge has set a November 2026 trial date in a sprawling antitrust case accusing elite universities and colleges of fixing financial aid offerings, saying Monday that he wanted the target date in mind given that the trial is likely to last multiple weeks.
July 11, 2025
An Illinois federal judge weighing ethical fee concerns in an aid-fixing suit against several elite universities said Friday that the class attorney who raised the issue should outline his dispute in a sealed filing before the court decides whether discovery should be taken over it.
July 10, 2025
Attorneys for students accusing elite universities of conspiring to limit financial aid told an Illinois federal court there's no need for the schools to look into ethical concerns raised about attorney fees by a "disgruntled" associate for one of the firms representing the proposed class.
July 02, 2025
Universities accused of conspiring to limit financial aid offerings are asking an Illinois federal court for permission to take discovery on potential ethical violations involving class attorney fees after an attorney for the students raised the issue.
June 23, 2025
An Illinois federal judge gave his final blessing Monday to a $16 million settlement between California Institute of Technology and students who claimed the university conspired to limit financial aid offerings, telling a class counsel associate to bring his fee allocation concerns in a motion rather than a letter.
May 08, 2025
Elite universities accused of conspiring to limit their financial aid offerings have told an Illinois federal court the undisputed evidence shows they compete vigorously for students, have expanded their financial aid programs and reduced student costs.
January 24, 2025
An Illinois federal judge flagged a communication he considered a potential first Friday as he swiftly approved another $35 million in financial aid-fixing settlements that allow two more schools to exit an antitrust suit claiming they conspired with other elite universities to limit their offerings.
December 18, 2024
Students looking to hold a group of elite universities and colleges liable for an allegedly anticompetitive financial aid fixing scheme say they should be allowed to proceed as a class because they'll use common evidence to prove they suffered about $685 million in damages.
July 19, 2024
An Illinois federal judge on Friday granted his final signoff to $284 million worth of settlements inked by 10 schools accused in a sprawling antitrust case of working together to limit the financial aid they provided, deeming it a fair and reasonable outcome for the class of students.