BYU Student Seeks Leave To Refile For Class Certification In Pandemic Closure Case

(August 16, 2023, 5:44 PM EDT) -- OGDEN, Utah — A Brigham Young University (BYU) student filed a motion in a federal court in Utah seeking leave to file a renewed motion for class certification in a lawsuit over the school’s failure to provide partial refunds of tuition and fees after classes were switched to online-only during the coronavirus pandemic; the motion came less than a month after the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied rehearing after upholding the trial court’s denial of class certification....