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July 31, 2020

COVID-related litigation against UNH dropped

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A class action lawsuit against the University of New Haven seeking to recoup tuition for the spring semester after the pandemic prompted a switch to online learning has been withdrawn. 

The lawsuit was filed in May in U.S. District Court in New Haven. It claimed students who paid for an in-person learning experience but didn’t get it should be reimbursed.

In March, President Steven H. Kaplan announced that the university would suspend all in-person classes, and switch to remote online learning.

The lawsuit claimed online learning options were “subpar” in comparison in-person education, citing lack of access to facilities, faculty and collaborative learning, for example. 

Attorney James J. Reardon Jr. of the law firm Reardon Scanlon LLP in West Hartford, who filed the lawsuit, did not respond to requests for comment on why the litigation was dropped. Court records show it was withdrawn in June.

The lead plaintiff, Michelle Soriano of Stamford, told New Haven BIZ the school has “been great with regards to solving lots of issues that emerged as a result of COVID-19.”

UNH spokesman Doug Whiting said the university had no comment on the lawsuit being withdrawn.

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