University of South Florida.Second DCA Greenlights USF Class Certification on COVID-19 College Tuition Refunds
“If there is a contract, you must meet that contract, whether it is good or bad for you. And here, all these schools just tried to say there is no contract, which is absurd because you have student debt collection on this tuition happening every single day,” said Adam M. Moskowitz, the managing partner of the Moskowitz Law Firm.
January 24, 2025 at 02:18 PM
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Florida's Second Circuit Court of Appeals entered a ruling on Friday that affirmed what an attorney said was the first litigated class certification in the U.S. on whether students should receive a refund on their tuition during COVID-19 for services their colleges failed to provide.
And the ruling is good news for doctoral student Valerie Marie Moore, the plaintiff, who in 2021 filed a breach of contract action on behalf of herself and other University of South Florida students against the USF Board of Trustees, the defendant.
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