1st Circuit Upholds Ruling For University Board In Students’ Pandemic-Related Case

(October 17, 2023, 12:48 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed a trial court’s ruling for a university board in a putative class complaint by students seeking full or partial refunds of tuition and fees after the University of Rhode Island (URI) transitioned to online learning and largely shut down in-person services in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic....