WLC Sues DEAC for $17.4M, Identifies Corruption and Incompetence in Federal Complaint

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  1. dlady

    dlady Active Member

    It brings me no pleasure to provide the below information. As most people know, no one was a bigger proponent of non-traditional education than myself, changing my entire career trajectory to attempt to bring non-traditional opportunities to more people.

    However, when I made these life changing career choices, I had believed DETC (now DEAC) was a legitimate organization.

    In the complaint filed in Federal Court May 15 2017, my College identified five counts:

    • Count 1 – Denial of Due Process
    • Count 2 – Breach of Contract
    • Count 3 – Defamation
    • Count 4 – Tortious Interference
    • Count 5 – Negligence

    Unlike researched prior school verse accreditor suites, the College is not asking for a court to overturn DEAC decisions, we have lost faith in the integrity of DEAC, and instead are seeking damages under tort law. I believe this case has the potential to set new legal precedence.

    Our filing is of public record, I have placed a copy here: http://loveland.college/

    Much more information will come out. We are demanding a public trial.

    I will provide what information I can as I can, and I plan on using this message board as one means of communication.
     
  2. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    The question is, does DEAC have $17.4 Million to compensate William Loveland College?
     
  3. dlady

    dlady Active Member

    Someone sent me a private message and asked me to call out paragraph 39 in the complaint:

    "Upon written notification by email on March 9, 2017 and March 19, 2017 by the College to the DEAC Executive Director, Leah Matthews, identifying the false information outlined in this complaint and that was signed into public record by her on February 27, 2017, Ms. Matthews in return email on March 21, 2017 threatened the College, notified the College that she would “recuse” herself from any attempted factfinding or goodwill to work with the College to correct the false information, and instead notified the College that retained DEAC lawyers, on an unspecified timeline, would be the schools primary point of contact."
     
  4. b4cz28

    b4cz28 Active Member

    I am a big supporter of the DEAC, I have an Associates and a Bachelors. I have strongly questioned the ethics of the way you have been treated. It seemed they had a strong desire to force you out for some reason. I am saddened by the way you have been treated, I hope that it works out for you.
     
  5. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    So . . . do we get to hear the story or would that mess up the court case?
     
  6. b4cz28

    b4cz28 Active Member

    Thanks for posting that. If only half, or even one item in that complaint is true then you desire to have that money. I followed you building that program and I know the work you put into to it. I also know a student and he has been very please with the education he has received. I had even planned someday to enroll and I of course cannot attend an unaccredited program.
     
  7. Neuhaus

    Neuhaus Well-Known Member

    I only glanced over the filing provided by Dr. Lady...

    I think this is an interesting development. I've seen schools attempt to sue over a denial, or withdrawal, of accreditation. They fail, as is my understanding, due to the fact that as private organizations they cannot be forced to "accredit" anything.

    What's interesting here is that WLC isn't doing that. They are just straight up suing DEAC for taking gobs of money and not doing what they promised to do.

    The review of the on-site team's degrees is also somewhat telling.

    If WLC pulls this off then I suspect we'll see a few schools taking aim at regional and faith based accreditors as well.
     
  8. dlady

    dlady Active Member

    It is in the complaint, and I can restate things in the complaint as it is public record. I know it is a tough read, but take a look at the second count, breach of contract, especially para 37, 38, and 39. That lays out the story pretty well.
     
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  9. dlady

    dlady Active Member

    Yes, they targeted us because they thought we were an easy mark. I actually think I am a pretty smart fella, and I am going to use all energy to see if I am right. In public, using only real facts, and the truth.
     
  10. LearningAddict

    LearningAddict Well-Known Member

    The on-site team part (21), if accurate, is flatly embarrassing. It would sound as if the DEAC is just putting on whomever is available to do it and that would be unacceptable.
     
  11. dlady

    dlady Active Member

    I actually appreciate this comment a lot. I put my entire life into this, and then out of no where with no warning they publicly assaulted us. And when I contacted them they threatened me, recuse themselves, and immediately lawyer up.
     
  12. dlady

    dlady Active Member

    It is 100% accurate. All exhibits will eventually make their way to the public domain per our filing. I of course have had to sit with my mouth closed for months on this. I want to just dump everything at once, but our lawyer is in charge of everything, I can only recount public information.
     
  13. b4cz28

    b4cz28 Active Member


    Sorry to keep posting Dr. Lady but every time I re-read this I find it more shocking. 21 is damn to them, they can't explain hat one away.
     
  14. dlady

    dlady Active Member

    Go look at their website right now before they change it. It says they notified us on January 29, 2016. Lie!

    Institutions On Show Cause
     
  15. dlady

    dlady Active Member

    And by the way if that date mysteriously changes on their site with no notice, it is called a cover up.
     
  16. Tireman 44444

    Tireman 44444 Well-Known Member

    Wow. Just wow Dave. I cannot even imagine....We have known each other for a long time ( 10 years...LOL) and I know you do not shy away from a challenge!!
     
  17. dlady

    dlady Active Member

    Wow a decade. You must be getting old :)

    It is hard to believe. You have provided sage advice on many occasions. Funny how things end up!
     
  18. Tireman 44444

    Tireman 44444 Well-Known Member


    Yep, it has been that long. Also, you are very kind. I appreciate that. I bow to you sir. You have the credentials and are the pole setter. I just follow you. :)
     
  19. heirophant

    heirophant Well-Known Member

    One obvious question is, if DEAC is forced to hand over a large sum of money, who would pocket the cash? (Yes, the lawyers, they always get rich. But who else?)

    Another obvious question is, how would driving DEAC out of business serve the interests of distance learning and its students?
     
  20. heirophant

    heirophant Well-Known Member

    Here's the show-cause letter from DEAC containing what DEAC alleges are WLC's deficiencies:

    http://www.deac.org/UploadedDocuments/Public-Notices/02272017.pdf

    Unfortunately both the complaint and the show-cause letter are written in jargon (lawyer-talk in the former case and edu-speak in the latter) and don't provide a whole lot of detail comprehensible to civilians.
     

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