Drexel University, debt collector

PHILADELPHIA — A federal court in Pennsylvania allowed a former Drexel University graduate student to pursue claims that the university and its in-house attorney unlawfully tried to collect tuition debt and withheld her transcripts and student records during her Chapter 13 bankruptcy. The student plausibly alleged Drexel continued blocking access to her records, failed to tell her that her master’s program had been discontinued and sought more than $21,000 from her.Read the ruling here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads