July 13, 2022
Drexel University and a food service company partially owned by NBA legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson agreed to end a lawsuit over claims that Drexel deceived Johnson's company during business negotiations by claiming the school's enrollment was growing.
January 20, 2022
The Third Circuit revived claims that Drexel University deceived a food service company during contract negotiations by representing that the university would be increasing enrollment, finding on Thursday that a district court improperly tossed most of the case between Drexel and the company, partly owned by Earvin "Magic" Johnson.
November 29, 2017
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday slashed more than half of an alleged $1.2 million underpayment that food service provider SodexoMagic LLC claims Drexel University caused by overestimating its enrollment figures, saying the company partially owned by basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson failed to show changes in the pay rates in their contract.
August 08, 2017
A food services company connected to Earvin "Magic" Johnson on Tuesday hit back against Drexel University's bid for sanctions in a dispute over a contract to operate the university's dining facilities, telling a Pennsylvania federal court that contrary to the institution's claims, it did produce documents showing how it would lose $15 million in future profits.
July 28, 2017
Drexel University asked a Pennsylvania federal court Thursday to sanction a food services company connected to Earvin "Magic" Johnson in a dispute over a contract to operate the university's dining facilities, asserting that the company's claims should be trimmed for failing to produce documents showing how it would lose $15 million in future profits.
April 03, 2017
A partnership between basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson and food service company Sodexo urged a Pennsylvania federal judge Friday to force the president of Drexel University to submit to a deposition in a dispute over a contract the vendor claims it was fraudulently induced into signing with the school.
September 29, 2016
Philadelphia's Drexel University was hit with a federal lawsuit in Pennsylvania Tuesday accusing it of fraudulently inducing a food service company owned in part by basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson into a 10-year vendor commitment and a $9.3 million up-front payment by misrepresenting the school's plans for student body growth.