Within days of Savannah Law School announcing its closing last Wednesday, students filed a putative class action for breach of contract and negligence, seeking relief including attorney fees and punitive damages, Law.com reported. The school’s administrators told students on Wednesday that they would be closing at the end of the spring 2018 semester. They said that the school’s building had been sold, and students would finish the semester at an undisclosed location, according to the lawsuit and local news reports. Savannah Law School operates as a branch of Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. Administrators told students they would be offered a one-time $2,000 scholarship to transfer to Atlanta. “These students attended Savannah Law School in good faith, with the expectation that they could complete a law degree in Savannah from an accredited institution,” Lowry said. “We hope to help these students secure an adequate recovery in light of this devastating turn of events.”
