· 3/2/1992
Kevin Ross v. Creighton University
Citations
- 957 F.2d 410
- 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 3038
- 1992 WL 37340
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that the \great weight of authority\ bars \any attempt to repackage an educational malpractice claim as a contract claim\ and identifying the many \policy concerns that counsel against allowing claims for educational malpractice\
- noting that the bulletins, circulars and regulations made available to the student become part of the contract
- noting that, under Illinois law, express contracts between students and universities are \rarely employed\
- considering Illinois state law and citing cases from eleven other states that have considered and rejected educational malpractice claims
- dismissing claims in which \the essence of the complaint is that the school failed to provide an 'effective education' \
- observing that \there seems to be no dissent from this proposition.\
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Judges: Eschbach, Kanne, Ripple
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