Arbitrator Selected for Westwood Class Action Lawsuit

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick update to let you all know that an arbitrator has been selected to hear the class action case against Westwood College.  We are very comfortable with the selection, and we believe the arbitrator’s strong background as a neutral will be a useful tool in moving this case forward towards a favorable resolution for each of you.

Now that the arbitrator has been selected, the first thing we do is a phase called Clause Construction.  This phase will determine whether the arbitration agreement that you all had to sign as part of your enrollment package allows this case to proceed as a class action suit.  There are many other schools that use an identical form and there has never been an issue proceeding as a class before.  However, we have no doubt that Westwood will challenge the clause (yes, even though they wrote it and they made you sign it!), so it is still a very important step.  As always, we recognize that you are all hurting from this school’s actions right now and time is not a luxury you can afford, so we are committed to pushing this case forward as quickly as possible.

We’re hearing from so many new students on a regular basis, so if this is your first time to this site, please look around as there is a lot of very valuable information posted here.  We will continue to use this site to post any new information, documents or case updates as they become available.  Click on the “Case Updates” category to the right to see a running list of all the case updates.  If you have any questions that are not answered on this page, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best,

Jillian