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Hansen et al v. Northwestern University et al

  1. October 24, 2025

    Private Schools Aid-Fixing Suit Abandoned After Dismissal

    Current and former students said Friday they won't be taking another crack at accusing 40 private universities and colleges of illegally conspiring to raise net attendance prices, effectively abandoning the proposed class action after an Illinois federal judge tossed the initial complaint last month but permitted amendment.

  2. September 25, 2025

    Private Schools Duck Aid-Fixing Conspiracy Claims, For Now

    An Illinois federal judge Thursday tossed an antitrust class action accusing 40 private universities and colleges of illegally conspiring to raise net attendance prices by factoring noncustodial parents' financial information into their nonfederal aid eligibility considerations, deeming allegations of an agreement between them as "conclusory and lacking in plausibility."

  3. October 21, 2024

    Judge Cites University Ties To Bow Out Of Aid-Fixing Suit

    An Illinois federal judge has recused herself from a proposed antitrust class action against 40 private colleges, reasoning that she has a relationship with one of the university defendants.

  4. October 08, 2024

    40 Private Schools Hit With Aid-Fixing Conspiracy Claims

    Two former college students have hit Northwestern, Harvard and 38 other private universities and colleges with proposed class antitrust claims that they illegally conspired to raise net attendance prices by factoring noncustodial parents' financial information into their non-federal aid eligibility considerations.