D.C. Circuit· 3/8/2022
Mark Shaffer v. George Washington University
Citations
- 27 F.4th 754
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that fees not tied “to the provision of on-campus services, activities, and programs” could not be recovered under plaintiffs’ claim for breach of contract
- holding that “[t]he conversion claim fails because Plaintiffs do not plausibly allege a possessory interest in a specific identifiable fund of money”
- holding that the relationship between a university and its students is contractual in nature and therefore finding an implied-in-fact contract to provide in- person education
- concluding that claim for unjust enrichment in the alternative to breach of contract was sufficiently pled
- holding that determining damages on the facts alleged “does not require [the] court to subjectively value the quality of [the] education” because “the Universities themselves apparently charge different rates for online and in-person instruction”
- recognizing university’s “historic practice” of on-campus education as supporting plausible allegation of implied contract for in- person instruction
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Cited by
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- Omar Hernandez v. Illinois Institute of TechnologySeventh Circuit· 2023-03-27· cited 76×
- King v. Baylor UniversityFifth Circuit· 2022-08-23· cited 42×
- Jones v. Admin of the Tulane EducFifth Circuit· 2022-10-11· cited 25×
- Goldberg v. Pace UniversitySecond Circuit· 2023-12-08· cited 25×
- Thomson v. Board of Trustees of the University of RIFirst Circuit· 2023-10-13· cited 23×
- Devon Tinius v. Luke ChoiD.C. Circuit· 2023-07-07· cited 9×
- Claire Hickey v. University of PittsburghThird Circuit· 2023-08-11· cited 1×
- George v. George Washington UniversityDistrict of Columbia· 2022-05-27
- Freeman v. Howard University College of MedicineDistrict of Columbia· 2022-09-16
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES v. VALERIEMARIE MOORE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATEDDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 2022-09-30
- Qureshi v. American UniversityDistrict of Columbia· 2023-03-07
- Christina Rynasko v. New York UniversitySecond Circuit· 2023-03-23
- Nasreen v. Capital Petroleum Group, LLCDistrict of Columbia· 2023-03-31
- Claire Hickey v. University of PittsburghThird Circuit· 2023-09-06
- Cordero v. MT State Uni.Montana Supreme Court· 2024-08-06
- Newman v. Howard University School of LawDistrict of Columbia· 2024-09-18
- Keown v. International Association of Sheet Metal Air Rail Transportation WorkersDistrict of Columbia· 2024-09-19
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- Matiella v. Murdock Street LLCDistrict of Columbia· 2025-12-10
Cites
21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court· 2009-05-18· cited 149,772×
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court· 2007-05-21· cited 146,720×
- Tsintolas Realty Co. v. MendezDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2009-11-25· cited 239×
- Jeroyd W. Greene v. Howard University, a Corporation, Nathan Hare v. Howard University, a CorporationD.C. Circuit· 1969-06-17· cited 118×
- News World Communications, Inc. v. ThompsenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2005-07-14· cited 118×
- 4934, Inc. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1992-03-24· cited 100×
- Allworth v. Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2006-01-12· cited 93×
- APA Assessment Fee Litigation v. American Psychological Assoc.D.C. Circuit· 2014-09-05· cited 85×
- Peart v. District of Columbia Housing AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2009-06-04· cited 42×
- Basch v. George Washington UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1977-03-17· cited 41×
- MAIA FALCONI-SACHS v. LPF SENATE SQUARE, LLCDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2016-07-07· cited 40×
- Koly Camara v. Mastro's Restaurants LLCD.C. Circuit· 2020-03-17· cited 37×
- Emerine v. YanceyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1996-08-08· cited 36×
- Armenian Assembly of America, Inc. v. CafesjianDistrict of Columbia· 2009-02-19· cited 35×
- VoteVets Action Fund v. DVAD.C. Circuit· 2021-03-30· cited 32×
- Save Immaculata/Dunblane, Inc. v. Immaculata Preparatory School, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1986-06-04· cited 24×
- Kemit Mawakana v. Board of Trustees of the University of the District of ColumbiaD.C. Circuit· 2019-06-14· cited 23×
- Pride v. Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1978-03-09· cited 19×
- Island Development Corp. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2007-10-04· cited 7×
- George C. Papageorge v. Jonathan Zucker & Patricia DausDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2017-09-21· cited 6×
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