Paula Reed Ward
Associated Press
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A judge has thrown out a federal lawsuit filed by students against the University of Pittsburgh for failing to refund any of their tuition and fees when campus was shut down last year because of the pandemic.
U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV on Tuesday granted Pitt’s motion to dismiss.
“The unforeseen circumstances relating to the pandemic and the response of governments and institutions were just that unforeseen,” Stickman wrote. “When the governor of Pennsylvania declared a state of emergency, the university’s hands were tied as it was required to act in accordance the measures put in place.”
Paula Reed Ward
Associated Press
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A judge has thrown out a federal lawsuit filed by students against the University of Pittsburgh for failing to refund any of their tuition and fees when campus was shut down last year because of the pandemic.
U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV on Tuesday granted Pitt’s motion to dismiss.
“The unforeseen circumstances relating to the pandemic and the response of governments and institutions were just that unforeseen,” Stickman wrote. “When the governor of Pennsylvania declared a state of emergency, the university’s hands were tied as it was required to act in accordance the measures put in place.”