Students seeking refunds of fees charged at the University of North Carolina System’s two flagship campuses in fall 2020 restated their arguments Monday to the state's highest court. N.C. State grad student Joseph Lannan and UNC Chapel Hill undergrad Landry Kuehn challenged fees their schools charged when the two campuses were closed for most students.
The University of North Carolina System could face a “massive liability” of “tens of millions of dollars” if two students win their lawsuit challenging fees charged at flagship campuses in fall 2020. UNC’s lawyers outlined their concerns in a brief filed Thursday at the N.C. Supreme Court.
The University of North Carolina System argues that a recent N.C. Court of Appeals decision exposes the university to “massive liability.” The decision would allow students from N.C. State and UNC-Chapel Hill to sue over fees paid during COVID-19 campus shutdowns. University officials filed paperwork Tuesday asking the N.C. Supreme Court to take up the case.
Students from North Carolina’s flagship public universities are asking the state’s highest court to allow a lawsuit against their schools to move forward without delay. The students are seeking refunds of fees paid during COVID-19 campus shutdowns. The state Supreme Court granted the university a temporary stay on Oct. 21.
The N.C. Supreme Court has granted a temporary stay in the case of UNC and N.C. State students challenging fees paid for services that were unavailable during the COVID-19 pandemic. The court issued the stay without comment Friday afternoon.
