Boston University Granted Summary Judgment In Pandemic Closure Class Suit

Mealey's (April 12, 2023, 11:29 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts granted summary judgment to the trustees of Boston University (BU) in a putative class complaint by students who sued after in-person classes transitioned to online-only in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, finding that school was entitled to the impossibility defense as a matter of law....