A man once implicated in the “Varsity Blues” scandal is appealing a judge’s dismissal this summer of the remaining two claims in a lawsuit filed against USC, saying the judge erred in finding that the suit was filed too late.

Massachusetts businessman John Wilson and his wife, Leslie Q. Wilson, filed the appeal on Wednesday and it will eventually be heard by a three-justice panel of the Second District Court of Appeal.

The couple sued the university in September 2024, seeking the return of a $100,000 donation he made in connection with their son Johnny’s admission, plus $75 million to compensate them for alleged fraud and deceit by the university.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Holly J. Fujie initially dismissed the couple’s cause of action for negligent misrepresentation. Then, on Ju

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