belfordlawsuit

Following different lawsuits and their particular complication fascinates me to no end. Power of speech, modes of persuasion and art of weaving a storyboard can be witnessed at their best here. But the gruesome antics and consequences makes one question the influence fame and money has that it drives people to unimaginable depths of inhumanity.

One such case that I recently came across was Belford University Lawsuit. Being a part of Education fraternity, it is much speculated by educationists and students. The outcome and verdict are extensively debated within intellectual circles and legal crowds. When a colleague mentioned it in passing, I instantly got hooked. “Millions of dollar won in settlement” was what actually had my ears straining for more information but as it happens, he only had limited information!

And now that I have invested energies and favors to get complete information about Belford University Lawsuit, I realize that there is no case whatsoever! How can a legal firm file a class action lawsuit without background check and basic homework? Ok, let me share the reason for my agitation over worthless effort.
All the terms and conditions stated at the university’s website protect them from the basic charge made by Googasian. For details, please visit http://www.belforduniversity.org/university/tos.htm and it will be apparent to you as well why the claim, rather blame, is baseless. If an entity doesn’t fall under US jurisdiction, how can any firm-legal or otherwise-file a case against them even if valid (which in this case, we can’t even ascertain yet!)?


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I can bet you could not have guessed the new vampires ‘on the block’ when it comes to creating unnecessary speculations and irrelevant accusations or having come across spineless lawsuits ! in the recent times every passing day you have got it already? Yes, I am talking about none other than the nonsensical law firms, in particular the one that goes by the name of Googasian P.C. who has dared to file a class action against a leading online life experience awarding high school – Belford, has been their new scapegoat.

For your information, Googasian P.C. is a law firm of small stature recently set up and their only claim to fame is a case where they have lately won a gigantic $ 5 million against a university within the boundaries of their hometown. Since then they cannot seem to get enough of the chance of generating easy revenue on the expense of defaming reputable education bodies like Belford due to which they have stooped down to the level of launching a website reserved solely for this purpose.

Googasian P.C. irresponsibly claims that ‘Belford sells unaccredited diplomas’ and that ‘profit schools offering education to adults with High School diplomas and GEDs are big business in the United States’. To begin with, let us assure you that Belford cannot possibly be accused as yet another ‘profit school in the US’ as it is accredited by not just one but two prestigious accreditation agencies for on-line education, the International Accreditation Agency for Online Universities (IAAOU) and the Universal Council for Online Education Accreditation (UCOEA).

Astoundingly Googasian P.C. has not even hot and bothered to look up their case closely enough to have missed such a prominent point that Belford does not even function under the US jurisdiction in the first place. Their week homework on the Belford case only suggests as to how they are in for some more easy bucks this time round too.

Besides, they have not even vaguely surfed Belford’s official website as yet and had the nerves to file a class action against the institution as had they done so, it would have both saved them time and effort as Belford’s Terms & Conditions and even the information given on the TOS page of its official site only works in the favor of Belford even if by the farthest of chance Googasian P.C. does manage to prove it to be a body operating in the US.

Googasian P.C. should therefore be held responsible for wasting the court’s time and efforts on a case not even structured well enough to be further presented, let alone be won.

Incompetency and mediocrity is a curse in today’s competitive world. And it’s much worse when you are not only irresponsible in your own right but also harm others who might have the misfortune of catching your eye. When I was told of a legal firm getting established to work for social welfare, I was duly impressed. Their efforts, however aggressive, claimed to channelize resource for social welfare and justice.

But their latest case is so baseless I had to reevaluate my opinion altogether. The firm in question is a Michigan based legal entity by the name of Googasian P.C.. Recently they filed a class action lawsuit against Belford High School, that happens to be a prior learning based degree awarding body. The allegations include scamming, fraudulent practices, unaccredited diplomas and other such, rather subjective, accusations.

Being a legal entity, they know the importance of evidence and background search. No lawyer in their right mind would go up to the court to file a case without thoroughly researching the whole case and getting their facts and figures together. Googasian’s first blunder was that they took Belford to Michigan court when Belford is a non-US entity. I read a few comments by Belford Alumni and they clearly state that their degrees were shipped to them from outside US. How can Googasian expect something so horrendous to be overlooked by the court or people in general?

Other than that, the scamming accusation is entirely baseless. When there is no imparting of education, there is no way that standard of education can be judged. Moreover, they follow a strict verification process of documentation and credentials provided by students before they quality for degrees-thus that does more than required quality assurance exercise.

I personally feel offended to have someone so incompetent in my professional fraternity and would like to use this forum to further pass on this information so that the student’s who can be potentially lured into being a class of this lawsuit are aware of it’s actual scene and also that it serves as a guard for belford alumni who might face difficulties due to the negative publicity stunt by Googasian.

Once education industry was invaded by entrepreneurs who wanted to cash on the potential it presented, social activists also got equally aggressive to safeguard this turf. Since then, fierce disapproval greets every new concept and jumped upon by opportunists. Online Educational institutions also went through the same scrutiny to receive acknowledgment and approval in scholastic and professional circles.

Once Online Degrees were dissected thoroughly, degrees based on prior learning came under the knife. Despite the fact that awarding degrees equivalent to the experience a person has was initiated by the government in the form of GED, degrees based on prior learning still met fierce criticism and disapproval. There is not a hint of doubt about the fact that “certain” personnel and organizations would have, individually and collectively, channelized all their resources to force life experience degrees providing bodies out of educational horizon has government support not been a part of the equation.

However, many life experience degree providers still have to face hurdles in the form of defamation attempts and lawsuits on regular basis. Following is a case that makes me want to storm out and do justice to the victim myself, and punish the offender severely.

Belford high school awards various diplomas to people who are eligible on the basis of professional experience and other austere assessment standards. The Googasian Firm, P.C, a newly established legal entity, filed a class action lawsuit against Belford High School, alleging the school has been involved in scam and other such run-of-the-mill accusations.

There were some basic flaws in the case presented, which I am certain even Googasian can’t explain. For starters, an organization that doesn’t fall under the US jurisdiction cannot entertain cases against a foreign entity. Obviously a law firm would know about this right? So what could motivate them to stride ahead anyway? This can very easily rebound and the legal firm could be asked justify this deliberate misleading. Yet, the lawsuit has been filed. I suppose it is an attempt by competitors to create negative press for Belford.

Other than that, if you go through Terms & Conditions unambiguously stated on Belford’s website, it is clear that they have safeguarded themselves against the complaint the plaintiff has filed. Yet, the lawsuit exists.

Although there is no final resolution on the case, I do hope that culprit will definitely face the music and taught a lesson about consequences of violating someone’s right.

Are you yet to come across a press release stating as to how a leading online life experience conferring high school – Belford has been their new scapegoat. Apparently a law firm of small stature recently set up by the name of Googasian P.C. has filed a class action against Belford High School declaring that ‘they are selling unaccredited diplomas’ and that ‘profit schools offering education to adults with High School diplomas and GEDs are big business in the United States’.

Firstly , be assured that if Belford can not be accused as yet another ‘profit school in the US’ as it is accredited by not just one but two prestigious accreditation agencies for on-line education, the International Accreditation Agency for Online Universities (IAAOU) and the Universal Council for Online Education Accreditation (UCOEA). These accrediting agencies aim to promote high quality online education, having extensively evaluated and accredited various reputable online educational institutions on the basis of the standards they maintain for their educational services. Astoundingly Googasian P.C. has not even bothered to look up their case in depth before irresponsibly having filed a case against Belford that does not function under the US jurisdiction.

The press release also stated that the law firm in question is still on high on the success it tasted recently, having won a case over a local university. Their week homework on the Belford case only suggests as to how they are in for some more easy bucks this time round too. We are afraid they might also be unaware of the fact that Belford’s Terms & Conditions and even the information given on the TOS page of its official site only works in the favor of Belford even if by the farthest of chance Googasian P.C. does manage to prove it to be a body operating in the US.

When on the one hand you see online education benefiting people round the world for the last ten years or more, churning out some really competent human resource for a number of vital professions, on the other hand you may still find online education to be facing ‘spit fire’ criticism from the fervent supporters of the on-campus education system.

In this circumstance, it is given that there are certain groups of people who stand sternly firm against the concept of life experience degrees all out. Let us analyze as to whom can they possibly be? The opponents to online education and life experience degrees could be educationists who may find themselves out of job due to the online classroom feature offered by most of the leading online universities and high schools and if they are not ‘tech-savvy’, they are involuntarily ‘out of the league’. Most probably, they may come from the traditional on-campus educational institutions who are left way behind in the race as when a student can study at his own pace, convenience and much affordably in comparison, it is seldom that they would opt for a university or a high school two hours far from their homes on the expense of getting late for work, as in today’s fast paced world it is unlikely to come across full-time students anymore or leaving their kids unattended and the list goes on.

For now all we can see happening in relevance to the Belford Lawsuit is that it really is a waste of time and energy for Googasian P.C. while Belford gets to enjoy publicity for absolutely free.

In relevance to the recent Belford Lawsuit, Googasian P.C. should be held responsible for wasting the court’s time and efforts on a case not even structured well enough to be further presented at the least.

In case you are still unaware of Belford Lawsuit, Googasian P.C. is a law firm of small stature set up and their only claim to fame is a case where they have lately won a gigantic $ 5 million against a university within the boundaries of their hometown. Since then they cannot seem to get enough of the chance of generating easy revenue on the expense of defaming reputable education bodies like Belford due to which they have stooped down to the level of launching a website reserved solely for this purpose. Googasian P.C. has dared to file a class action against a leading online life experience awarding high school – Belford, their new target.

Googasian P.C. irresponsibly claims that ‘Belford sells unaccredited diplomas’ and that ‘profit schools offering education to adults with High School diplomas and GEDs are big business in the United States’.

Googasian P.C. has barely surfed Belford’s official website as yet and had the nerves to file a class action against the institution as had they done so, it would have both saved them time and effort as Belford’s Terms & Conditions and even the information given on the TOS page of its official site only works in the favor of Belford even if by the farthest of chance Googasian P.C. does manage to prove it to be a body operating in the US.


Belford cannot possibly be accused as yet another ‘profit school in the US’ as it is accredited by not just one but two prestigious accreditation agencies for on-line education, the International Accreditation Agency for Online Universities (IAAOU) and the Universal Council for Online Education Accreditation (UCOEA).