Charlotte School of Law Class Settlement Upheld by 4th Circuit

Charlotte School of Law’s $2.6 million class action settlement to resolve claims that it misled students about its accreditation status remains intact following an unsuccessful appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

The unpublished decision, authored by Judge Rossie D. Alston, affirmed the district court’s approval of the settlement in full.

The appeal, filed by a group of around 25 objecting class members, challenged, among other things, the appropriateness of a limited fund settlement, which unlike most class action settlements, doesn’t provide members the ability to opt-out.

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