Legal Opinion
Keles v. Trustees of Columbia University
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 1, 2010PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Milton A. Tingling, J.), entered April 17, 2009, which granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint and denied plaintiff’s cross motion to amend the complaint, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Although plaintiff styled his claims as based on contract and tort, none pertains to a specific enforceable promise or to negligence causing injury. In essence, plaintiff challenges Columbia’s academic and administrative standards and decisions. “Strong policy considerations militate against the intervention of courts in controversies relating to an…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Maas v. Cornell UniversityNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Olsson v. Board of Higher EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Susan M. v. New York Law SchoolNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Quintas v. Pace UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
3Cited by19 opinions
- Keles v. HultinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- Sarwar v. New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of TechnologyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
- Peterman v. New York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- Hernandez v. Teachers College, Columbia UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
- Keles v. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
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