Civil Litigation
Mar. 18, 2024
Pepperdine points to new case authority on COVID refunds
The university’s attorneys argue that a new California 1st District Court of Appeal opinion, Berlanga v. University of San Francisco, clarifies the standard of review for determining whether a university made a specific promise to provide in-person instruction.
New case authority sets forth applicable legal standard at the summary judgment stage for COVID-19 tuition refund claims that defense attorneys for Pepperdine University on Friday urged a federal judge to consider after she denied their bid to dismiss the claims earlier this month.
Two plaintiff students on behalf of a putative class sued Pepperdine on claims the university promised in-person education and unlawfully denied a portion of t...