Students Sue Columbia University Over Covid Shutdown, Win $12.5 Million
Students Sue Columbia U Over Covid Shutdown, Win $12.5 Million; Could Encourage More “Zoom U” Suits and Settlements of Existing Ones Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Students Sue Columbia UniversityWASHINGTON, D.C. (November 27, 2021) - In still another David v. Goliath victory, students brought a putative class action law suit against Columbia University because of its coronavirus-spurred campus closures, and the Ivy League giant agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle the suit, says public interest law professor John Banzhaf, who predicts that this unexpected settlement will en...