Court Gives Nod in Lincoln University Covid Closure Settlement

A federal court finalized a proposed settlement between Lincoln University and a class of students who weren’t reimbursed for their tuition and fees when the school closed its campus in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The university is responsible for the class’s attorneys fees and litigation costs, in addition to being tasked to establish a $169,500 settlement fund, Judge Karen S. Marston of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said. Marston preliminarily approved the agreement in May and confirmed her approval in a Thursday opinion deeming the settlement “fair, ...