Dismissal Reversed; Question In University Pandemic Closure Suit Certified

(July 21, 2023, 10:57 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on July 20 reversed in light of King v. Baylor University the dismissal of a Southern Methodist University (SMU) student’s putative class claim for breach of contract brought after the school transferred to online learning due to the coronavirus and certified to the Texas Supreme Court a question concerning the student’s claim for monetary relief....