A federal appeals court partially reversed a lower court ruling against students seeking refunds from American University and George Washington University for moving online during COVID-19.
The courts thus far have proven somewhat more open to considering lawsuits alleging that colleges have breached their contracts with students and families though those cases will rise or fall based on situation-specific facts of how clearly a college promised that the education would be delivered in person. These are going to be tough cases to make, says Barry G. Burgdorf, special counsel at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and former vice chancellor and general counsel at the University of Texas system. There s still the possibility that a few of them squeak through and get to a trial, though.
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