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2005-10-15 01:15:47 UTC
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINT HIGH TECH INSTITUTE
Who: Any student who faced harassment during school time, that has
attended a class that has been interrupted do to harassing collection
practices, or knows some one who has been harassed.
What: Class Action Lawsuit against High Tech Institute for aggressive,
illegal, and abuse collections practices.
Why: Each student pays approximately $75 per day or $15 an hour for
their education. Consumers from all over the country report some of
the worst collection abuses by private collectors who collect on
student loans. These private bill collectors can have portfolios
exceeding 100,000 loans; their only interest is to recover as much
money at as little cost to them as possible. On several occasion
perhaps two to three times a month, class is interrupted while
Financial Aid attempted to collect debts from students. There are
several instances reported across multiple classrooms where these
"Financial Aid Officers" pull half of the students out of class for
the purpose of collection. These interruptions have lasted for over an
hour and affect every student in the class, either by stopping the
entire class, or robbing those who are being collected against of
valuable education time they pay dearly for. Do some math, assuming an
average class size of 15 students being interrupted for one hour; each
interruption causes a loss of $225 per class to student paying for
their education. If way say that there are 40 classes per campus that
get interrupted on a monthly basis that's a $9000 loss. Multiply
this by lets say 100 campus's nation wide and we easily have almost
$1 million dollars a month being charged to students for education they
are being deprived there.
Where: This class action lawsuit will be filed on behalf of all
students nationwide who are currently attending or have attended any of
the High Tech Institute Family of Schools including, Anthem college,
High Tech Institute, Cambridge college, The Chubb Institute, The Bryam
School, And Allied college.
When: The legal case against institute is still being assembled. A
collection of legal teams is currently accepting client intake
statements from students nationwide. A deadline for submissions has
not yet been declared. The final judgment amount being asked for has
not yet been established, but preliminary estimates are in the range of
$75-150 million dollars, based on a suggested settlement a refund to
all students affected for one years worth of lost education. The final
lawsuit will also ask for additional cumulative punitive damages for
mental distress, harassment, aggravation, and other negligence
propagated without out warning to students.
More information: A website is currently being assembled to provide
those affected with a central place to file complaints an intake forms
for the suit. All students affected in any manner a urged to
participate. Those who wish not to partake in the lawsuit will receive
instructions to opt out and waive their right to all, if any of the
final rewarded judgment amount. Alternately, you have the right to
seek your own private council to place your own private claim against
the institute, or to join in the current class action lawsuit.
Who: Any student who faced harassment during school time, that has
attended a class that has been interrupted do to harassing collection
practices, or knows some one who has been harassed.
What: Class Action Lawsuit against High Tech Institute for aggressive,
illegal, and abuse collections practices.
Why: Each student pays approximately $75 per day or $15 an hour for
their education. Consumers from all over the country report some of
the worst collection abuses by private collectors who collect on
student loans. These private bill collectors can have portfolios
exceeding 100,000 loans; their only interest is to recover as much
money at as little cost to them as possible. On several occasion
perhaps two to three times a month, class is interrupted while
Financial Aid attempted to collect debts from students. There are
several instances reported across multiple classrooms where these
"Financial Aid Officers" pull half of the students out of class for
the purpose of collection. These interruptions have lasted for over an
hour and affect every student in the class, either by stopping the
entire class, or robbing those who are being collected against of
valuable education time they pay dearly for. Do some math, assuming an
average class size of 15 students being interrupted for one hour; each
interruption causes a loss of $225 per class to student paying for
their education. If way say that there are 40 classes per campus that
get interrupted on a monthly basis that's a $9000 loss. Multiply
this by lets say 100 campus's nation wide and we easily have almost
$1 million dollars a month being charged to students for education they
are being deprived there.
Where: This class action lawsuit will be filed on behalf of all
students nationwide who are currently attending or have attended any of
the High Tech Institute Family of Schools including, Anthem college,
High Tech Institute, Cambridge college, The Chubb Institute, The Bryam
School, And Allied college.
When: The legal case against institute is still being assembled. A
collection of legal teams is currently accepting client intake
statements from students nationwide. A deadline for submissions has
not yet been declared. The final judgment amount being asked for has
not yet been established, but preliminary estimates are in the range of
$75-150 million dollars, based on a suggested settlement a refund to
all students affected for one years worth of lost education. The final
lawsuit will also ask for additional cumulative punitive damages for
mental distress, harassment, aggravation, and other negligence
propagated without out warning to students.
More information: A website is currently being assembled to provide
those affected with a central place to file complaints an intake forms
for the suit. All students affected in any manner a urged to
participate. Those who wish not to partake in the lawsuit will receive
instructions to opt out and waive their right to all, if any of the
final rewarded judgment amount. Alternately, you have the right to
seek your own private council to place your own private claim against
the institute, or to join in the current class action lawsuit.