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International Culinary Center
November 2015: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. because the parties reached a settlement agreement, the terms of which have not been disclosed.
July 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against International Culinary Center, LLC. alleging that, among other things, the school promises graduates “walk straight into a top culinary job” immediately upon graduating when, according to plaintiffs, a majority of the graduates are not hired as chefs or in other “top culinary jobs.” (Grabovan et. al v. International Culinary Center LLC. et. al, Case No. 14-cv-05147, S.D. NY.).
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