Divided Appeals Court Allows Suit Seeking COVID Tuition Relief

Another federal appeals court on Monday cleared the way for a lawsuit seeking reimbursement of tuition and fees from a college that shifted to virtual instruction in the spring of 2020 because of COVID-19. Last week the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s ruling to allow a case to proceed against New York University; Monday it was the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit doing so in a class action against Illinois Institute of Technology, just as it did in a similar case involving Loyola University Chicago.