INSIGHT: These Defenses May Help Universities in COVID-19 Lawsuits
As colleges and universities reopen, the potential for another shutdown and lawsuits over refunds for tuition, fees, and health and safety looms. Perkins Coie LLP attorneys examine the current batch of class actions filed against higher education institutions and provide guidance to reduce the risk of litigation going forward.
Going from the classroom to the courtroom is nothing to look forward to when you are the general counsel of a university, college, or research institute. Yet, this is exactly the new reality higher education and affiliated research institution administrators around the U.S. (and beyond) are facing.
