MIAMI - The Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees filed a federal lawsuit on Nov. 30 in the Southern District Court of Florida against Neil Parsont and Cram Tutoring, Inc. for breach of contract, tortious interference with business relationships and unjust enrichment.
Parsont, formerly in conjunction with his company Owl Tutoring, Inc. f/k/a Neil’s Owl Tutoring, Inc., and currently in conjunction with his company Cram Tutoring, offers private tutoring services, including services directed specifically toward university-level courses offered by FAU.
FAU previously filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Parsont and Owl Tutoring for their alleged use of a confusingly similar company name, domain name, color scheme, and owl theme to FAU, along with alleged improper solicitation and use of students’ unique FAU NetIDs and passwords to access FAU’s computer network and systems and misappropriation of FAU’s proprietary and confidential course materials.
An agreement was reached on July 14, 2020, which Parsont has violated by continuing to use the same likeness, materials and other materials to market and sell its tutoring services, the suit says.
FAU seeks damages in an amount to be determined at trial, plus costs of this action, pre- and post-judgment interest. FAU is represented by Megan A. McNamara of West Palm Beach.
Southern District Court of Florida case number 9:21-cv-82147-XXXX