Universities - The Class Action Blog by Carr Maloney PC

Colleges and Universities Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines for Students to Return to Campus

After over a year, it appears there is finally light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. With over 85 million Americans fully vaccinated and millions more being vaccinated each month, a semblance of normalcy is slowly beginning to return. As a result, colleges and universities are forming plans for students to safely return to campus for something resembling a normal school year in the fall of 2021. Key for many institutions is a requirement that returning students be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Georgetown University, Brown University, and the University of Notre Dame, just to name […]

By Brian O’Shea|2021-05-04T10:33:46-04:00May 4th, 2021|Practice Areas: Class Action|Topics: COVID-19, Mandates, Universities, Vaccine|

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Universities and Colleges Face Class Action Lawsuits Amid Reopening

With students returning back to school, there has been a large number of reported outbreaks of COVID-19. Many students and parents are filing suits for breach of contracts as it relates to remote learning and the impact that social distancing and campus closures have on students and their learning experience. University staff has also been filing suits saying that schools have not been taking the appropriate measures to protect staff from exposure to the virus.

Attorneys, Matthew D. Berkowitz, Brian O’Shea, and Samantha Lewis dive deep into possible causations and significant hurdles for class certification.

By Matthew D. Berkowitz, Brian O’Shea and Samantha Lewis|2020-10-15T10:45:10-04:00September 17th, 2020|Practice Areas: Class Action, General, Podcast|Topics: Class Certification, COVID-19, Universities|

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Colleges and Universities Face Flurry of New Coronavirus Cases As They Re-Open for Fall Semester

As colleges and universities re-open their doors for the fall semester, the return of students has been closely followed by a substantial increase in coronavirus cases—and significant public scrutiny. Administrators are stuck between a rock and a hard place: Do we remain closed and charge students full tuition for another semester of virtual learning? Or do we welcome students back to campus and attempt to test as many students as often as possible while imposing social distancing rules? Many schools have opted for the latter. The University of North Carolina and the University of Notre Dame, […]

By Brian O’Shea|2020-08-21T09:45:49-04:00August 21st, 2020|Practice Areas: Class Action|Topics: Class Certification, COVID-19, Universities|

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Students Seek Tuition and Fee Reimbursement in Light of COVID-19

There are several class actions being filed against major universities across the country in light of COVID-19. Attorneys Matthew Berkowitz, Brian O’Shea, and Samantha Lewis discuss the major types of claims students are filing. For example, students are claiming they are not receiving the same college experience that they are paying for while the universities are trying to follow state guidelines in response to coronavirus. They also dive into class certifications issues that might come up like different expectations of what a college experience is, different majors, and financial aid status with their education.

By Matthew D. Berkowitz, Brian O’Shea and Samantha Lewis|2020-06-18T14:08:47-04:00June 16th, 2020|Practice Areas: Class Action, Podcast|Topics: COVID-19, Universities|

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