Court Dismisses Tuition Reimbursement Lawsuit

(Providence, RI)--A federal court has dismissed claims made by students at several Rhode Island universities who sued for a tuition refund after the coronavirus pandemic forced a transition to remote learning.A federal court order issued earlier this month dismissed breach of contract and tort claims in the case brought on by students at Brown, Roger Williams and Johnson and Wales universities, as well as the University of Rhode Island.The judge said the schools were responding to the remarkable circumstances of the pandemic.

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