Finding 'Actual Value of Online, Post-COVID Education' to Be 'Indeterminable,' Judge Rejects Class Certification vs. Brandeis University
"The Court's conclusion as to superiority depends upon its findings on predominance. Because the actual value of online, post-COVID education in Spring, 2020 is indeterminable and there is no damages model applicable class-wide, individual issues prevent a finding of superiority," wrote U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton for the District of Massachusetts.
May 19, 2023 at 12:27 PM
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COVID-19A federal judge in Massachusetts has denied students' motion seeking class certification against Brandeis University, finding the plaintiffs failed to determine the actual value of their online education during the spring 2020 semester after classes had moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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