Federal Judge Dismisses Contract And UCL Claims Against Education Commission

Mealey's (November 2, 2015, 12:34 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — After finding that the Higher Learning Center Commission (HLC)'s alleged activities related to a joint venture for an online school program did not relate to California, a California federal judge dismissed a university's claims for breach of contract and violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) for lack of jurisdiction (Ivy Bridge University, LLC, f/k/a Ivy Bridge College LLC v. Higher Learning Commission, et al., No. 15-CV-02187, N.D. Calif.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147056)....