Sauder Schelkopf is investigating a class action lawsuit on behalf of students who are attending Brown University. Brown closed campus on March 22, as the result of COVID-19, and transition to online classes on March 30.  On April 26, 2020, Brown’s Presiden Christina Paxson wrote in a New York Times Op-Ed “But students will still benefit from all that makes in-person education so valuable: the fierce intellectual debates that just aren’t the same on Zoom, the research opportunities in university laboratories and libraries and the personal interactions among students with different perspectives and life experiences.” Nevertheless, Brown has failed to offer pro-rata tuition refunds.  In fact, President Paxson recently told the NYT, “During this time of national crisis, no aspect of our daily lives are what anyone expected,” she wrote. “And none of us expects to be compensated for the various aspects of our lives that we all expected to have — travel, gatherings with families and friends, attending recreational events, and yes, on-campus education.”

Sauder Schelkopf is a nationally recognized class action and personal injury law firm. The firm’s partners currently serve as court appointed lead counsel in courts across the country and have been selected by the National Trial Lawyers Association as some of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania since 2012. The attorneys at Sauder Schelkopf have recovered over $500 million on behalf of their clients and class members. Sauder Schelkopf is representing individuals who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We currently represent individuals seeking a cash refund from airlines, music festivalsthird-party rental propertiesski resorts, and cruise ships impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the coronavirus spreads across the globe some have taken the opportunity to exploit the panic.  Sauder Schelkopf is investigating reported wrongdoing related to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. There have been reports of misleading product claims, price gouging, denial of various insurance claims, refusal to provide refunds, failure to take appropriate precautions, and predatory lending.

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If you are currently paying tuition at Brown University even though the school is only providing online classes, please contact the lawyers at Sauder Schelkopf by filling out the form on this page or calling 888.711.9975