Class action lawsuit settlement of $7.85 million reached by the University of Pittsburgh after closing recreational facilities on campus in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to court documents filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the University of Pittsburgh reached a settlement for a class action lawsuit. The settlement was $7.85 million and 2020 was the year that this lawsuit was filed originally. The plantiffs believed by all recreational facilities on campus closing during the 2020 spring semester, the university broke their promise to students after they paid for classes in-person.