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Students seeking refunds from the University of North Carolina System for COVID shutdowns in spring 2020 submitted their arguments this week to the state’s highest court. In Dieckhaus v. Board of Governors of UNC, the high court could decide whether a state law designed to shield the university from COVID-related lawsuits was constitutional.
A 2020 law designed to protect the University of North Carolina from COVID-related lawsuits secured near-unanimous support. The state Supreme Court will decide whether it ran afoul of the state and federal constitutions.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to take up a second case related to refunds requested from the University of North Carolina System for COVID-related shutdowns. Justices could decide whether a 2020 state law designed to shield UNC from lawsuits linked to spring 2020 shutdowns violated students’ state and federal constitutional rights.
He North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to take up a second case related to refunds requested from the University of North Carolina System for COVID-related shutdowns.
The plans come as more than 93,000 claims have been filed since late last summer by former camp workers, veterans or their relatives who contend they were sickened by water on the North Carolina Marine base. None have been settled, and about 1,100 potential victims have already filed lawsuits.