September 13, 2002
Florida Court Says Expelled Medical Student Can Sue for Future Lost Earnings
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that a medical student at Nova Southeastern University who was expelled after failing a course can sue the university for future earnings he may have lost. Legal experts say the decision is an unprecedented one that could prompt other students to sue colleges nationwide.
Keith M. Sharick, a former student at Nova's College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Fort Lauderdale, filed suit in 1993, charging that the university had wrongly expelled him after he
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