Within days of Savannah Law School announcing its closing last Wednesday, students filed a putative class action for breach of contract and negligence, seeking relief including attorney fees and punitive damages.

“Earlier today, we filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of the students at Savannah Law School and are actively seeking justice on their behalf,” Stephen Lowry of Harris Lowry Manton said in a Friday evening news release. The plaintiffs firm has offices in Savannah and Atlanta.

The school's administrators told students Wednesday that they would be closing at the end of the spring 2018 semester. They said the school's building had been sold, and students would finish the semester at an undisclosed location, according to the lawsuit and local news reports.