Emory U. COVID-19 Tuition Suit Gets Partial Class Certification

A parent of an Emory University student can proceed with a class action against the school over COVID-related closures, a federal judge decided, partially certifying the proposed class.

Marc Schultz filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia for breach of implied contract when the university didn’t prorate tuition or provide tuition refunds when classes went online in spring 2020.

He asked the court to certify his lawsuit as a class action, for anyone who paid tuition for in-person education and services at Emory but was denied access to in-person education and services during ...