Pierre v. Ashford Univ., LLC.

The plaintiff, Andregene Pierre, appeals from a judgment confirming an arbitration award adverse to him. Pierre filed a complaint in the Superior Court against the defendant, Ashford University, LLC (Ashford), alleging fraud and breach of contract after Ashford dismissed him from its business administration graduate program due to his unsatisfactory academic performance.2 Ashford moved to dismiss Pierre's complaint or compel arbitration, and, after a hearing, a judge ordered the parties to proceed to arbitration, per the terms of Ashford's enrollment agreement, which Pierre had signed.3 After…