Haddad. Tonja 6/2612014 For Educational Use Only Bd. of Trustees of Florida Atlantic University v. Bowman, 853 So.2d 507 (2003) 180 Ed. Law Rep. 967, 28 Fla. L. Weekly D1825 future. West's F.S.A. § 768.79. 853 So.2d 507 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. The BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, Appellant, v. Laura J. BOWMAN, Jennifer L Pharo, Karen L Latham, Carol-Lynne Taylor, Pritesh Patel, Arnot Q. Wadsworth IV, Jennifer L Stein, Christoper Herndon, Appellees. No. 4Do2-2864. I Aug. 6, 2003. I Rehearing Denied Sept. 18, 2003. Students brought action alleging that university breached promise to seek accreditation for program in which students were enrolled. A jury of the Circuit Court, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Elizabeth T. Maass, J., found for university, and the court denied university's motion for attorney fees. University appealed. The District Court of Appeal, Hazouri, J., held that university was entitled to award of attorney fees on basis of students' rejection of settlement proposal. Reversed and remanded. West Headnotes (I) ill Costs filEffect of Offer of Judgment or Pretrial Deposit or Tender Release requiring students to release all claims against university and third parties from any and all actions or claims that students had or could have had as of the date of execution was consistent with nature of a general release and sufficiently clear and unambiguous, and thus, university was entitled to award of attorney fees on basis of students' rejection of settlement proposal containing release; students were not required to release all rights to sue university based on any causes of action accruing in the 15 Cases that cite this headnote Attorneys and Law Firms *507 Russell S. Bohn of Caruso, Burlington, Bohn & Compiani, P.A. and Joseph L. Ackerman of Boose, Casey, Ciklin, Lubitz, Martens, McBane & O'Connell, West Palm Beach, for appellant. Peter J. Aldrich