Education
Johns Hopkins University Tuition Refund Settlement
Johns Hopkins University will be paying up to $6.6 million to settle a class action about its switch to remote learning in March 2020. The complaint alleged that the university breached the terms of its contracts with students when it stopped offering on-campus and in-person classes, services, and facilities due to the Covid-19 pandemic and Read more
Quinnipiac University Covid-19 Tuition Refund Settlement
Quinnipiac University has agreed to settle a class action with a $2.5 million payment, which will go, among other things, for partial refunds of tuition and fees. The complaint alleged that the university should make such refunds because of the switch to remote learning in March 2020, in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic, in accordance Read more
Monmouth University Covid-19 Tuition Refund Settlement
Monmouth University is paying $1.3 million to settle a class action alleging it breached an implied contract with students when it changed to online, remote learning and services in March 2020 because of Covid-19. The complaint claimed Monmouth had an implied contract with students to provide in-person, on-campus education for the Spring 2020 semester and Read more
University of Pennsylvania Covid-19 Closure Refund Settlement
The University of Pennsylvania is making a $4.5 million payment to settle a class action alleging claims of unjust enrichment and conversion and asking for refunds because of the closing of the switch to remote learning in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The court dismissed the tuition-based claims for breach of contract, unjust Read more
James Franco Studio 4 Film School Settlement
This is a partial settlement of a class action against James Franco, Vince Jolivette, Jay Davis, Rabbitbandid Productions, Rabbitbandini Productions, LLC, Rabbitbandini Films, LLC, Dark Rabbit Productions, LLC, and Rabbitbandini Products Studio 4, LLC. The complaint alleged that the production companies and acting and film school were run in a way that subjected the students Read more
University of California Late Fee Settlement
The Regents of the University of California are paying more than $1.5 million to settle claims and additional amounts for attorneys’ fees, expenses, and settlement administration to resolve a class action alleging the late fees UC charged for late payments of housing and enrollment payments are not lawful under California law. Read more
San Dieguito Union High School District Aeries Data Breach Settlement
Aeries Software, Inc. is spending $1.75 million to resolve a class action alleging it bears responsibility in the data breach that took place on or around November 4, 2019 in the Aeries School Information System used to manage student data in the San Dieguito Union High School District. Read more
University of Tampa Covid-19 Closure Settlement
The University of Tampa (UT) is resolving a class action that charges it with breaching its contract with its students to provide physical, in-person, on-campus educational services for the Spring 2020 semester when it shut down its campus due to Covid-19. The complaint alleged that the school should provide partial tuition and fee refunds for Read more
Opioid Epidemic Costs to Florida Public Schools RICO Class Action
This class action brings suit against a long list of pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors of opioids, on behalf of independent public school districts in Florida. The complaint claims, “public schools have been shouldering perhaps the most profound and enduring consequences of the nationwide opioid epidemic.” It points to schools’ needs to provide special education and Read more
ITT Technical Institute and Daniel Webster College Bankruptcy Settlement
In September 2016, ITT Educational Services, Inc., ESI Service Corp., and Daniel Webster College, Inc. filed bankruptcy petitions seeking relief under Chapter 7 of the US Bankruptcy Code. This settlement relates to former students who filed claims against the institution. (A separate class action and settlement relate to employees.) Read more