There is a need for the actual plaintiffs in cases like these to have a direct line to the public or at least media.
This settlement can’t possibly even make these folks whole, much less property disincentivize future abuse — but it’s probably a windfall for their attorneys.
Separately, one of the ~common posts on r/legaladvice is something like “My college awarded me a scholarship and applied it to tuition last year. This year they said it was a mistake and took it back.”
For the downvoter: its happened with grades at the primary/secondary level (again, over GRADES), why is it unreasonable to extend that to price-fixing at the post-secondary level? At least tell us all how I'm incorrect...At the end of the day, whether its still about money and prestige or both, it doesn't matter.