Class-action lawsuit seeks UW tuition refunds due to campus closure during pandemic
A Seattle-based law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against the University of Washington seeking refunded tuition and fees due to the campus’ closure during the coronavirus pandemic.
The complaint, which was filed Wednesday, alleges UW continued to charge students “as if nothing changed,” even though classes went online, events were canceled, many campus services were suspended and students were sent home in March.
Due to ongoing coronavirus activity, UW announced in August that more than 90% of its fall classes will be held online.
“UW’s renowned faculty, immersive on-campus experience and facilities are what it promised to students who would be attending,” Attorney Steve Berman, whose firm Hagens Berman filed the suit, said in a statement. “And it cannot be denied that during COVID-19, the winter and spring quarters at UW did not meet the university’s standards, nor its promises to tuition-payers.”
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