Long Island Schools Must Face Bus Companies’ Covid Loss Suit

A group of bankrupt bus companies can maintain their lawsuits against 31 Long Island, N.Y., school districts for losses stemming from cancellation of in-person learning in the wake of the pandemic, a New York bankruptcy judge ruled.

The parties must present evidence at trial before the court can determine whether the three bus companies are entitled to payment for services not performed during the 2019-2020 school year, Judge Robert E. Grossman of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York said Tuesday.

Denying the school districts’ motions to dismiss the complaint, Grossman said the bus companies potentially ...