Texas Supports SMU’s Arguments Against Reinstating Pandemic Closure Claim

Mealey's (February 1, 2023, 1:06 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — Texas filed an amicus curiae brief in the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals supporting arguments by Southern Methodist University (SMU) that a trial court properly dismissed a breach of contract claim brought on behalf of a putative class after the school shut its doors and transferred all learning to online in March 2020 due to the coronavirus....