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University of Akron pays $550,000 to 12 students after letting program accreditation lapse—Akron Beacon Journal

The University of Akron last week paid $550,000 to settle a lawsuit with 12 former students whose dual therapy and counseling doctoral program lost one

Supreme Court of Ohio rejects KNR law firm’s appeal in class-action fraud suit

Today the Supreme Court of Ohio announced its decision to decline the KNR law firm’s request that it review and reverse the 9th District’s ruling affirming that tens of thousands of ...

“This was a fraud” — New evidence revealed in Canton McKinley pizza incident — Fox 8 Cleveland

CANTON, Ohio (WJW) – The attorney representing several Canton McKinley football coaches fired after being accused of forcing a player to eat pepperoni pizza against his ...

Testimony in Canton McKinley pizza case confirms that football player’s attorney fabricated claims of religious discrimination against terminated coaches

In the interests of correcting the record and mitigating the damage caused by the defamatory accusations of antisemitism that made local, national, and international headlines and cost Marcus Wattley his job ...

Settlement to pay for Burkons legal fees—The Cleveland Jewish News

“Burkons[‘] lawyer, Peter Pattakos of the Pattakos Law Firm in Fairlawn told the CJN in a May 25 email that Burkons placed a ...