If you were enrolled at Temple University- Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education (“Temple”) as an undergraduate, graduate, or professional student in at least one in-person, on-campus class during the Spring 2020 Semester, remained enrolled after March 16, 2020, and paid your tuition and/or University Services Fee obligations from any source for that semester, then you may be part of the proposed settlement class (a “Settlement Class Member”) affected by this lawsuit.
The purpose of this website is to inform you of a proposed Settlement relating to a class action lawsuit brought by Plaintiffs, who were students at Temple during the Spring 2020 semester, against Temple, on behalf of a putative class who paid tuition and/or the University Services Fee for the Spring 2020 Semester. The cases are captioned Ryan v. Temple University, Civil Action No. 20-cv-2164 (E.D. Pa.) and Fusca v. Temple University, Civil Action No. 20-cv-3434 (E.D. Pa.) (the “Action”). Temple has agreed to pay $6,900,000 into a Settlement Fund to resolve the Action. Temple denies all allegations of wrongdoing in the Action and has agreed to a settlement to avoid the expense, uncertainty, and burden of continued litigation.
The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Edward N. Cahn United States Courthouse, Courtroom 4B, 504 W. Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.
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YOUR OPTIONS |
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DO NOTHING AND AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A PAYMENT |
Your Cash Award will be sent automatically by First-Class U.S. Mail to your last known mailing address on file with the Temple Registrar. For more information, see answer 18 in the Long Form Notice. |
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PROVIDE AN UPDATED ADDRESS; ELECT ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT METHOD; SELECT A NON-CASH BENEFIT IN ADDITION TO YOUR PAYMENT |
Your selection must be made no later than December 27, 2024. You will also have the option, but are not required, to complete an Election Form to choose one or more of the following selections: (a) provide an updated mailing address for sending a check; (b) elect to receive the Cash Award by Venmo or PayPal instead of a paper check; (c) elect to apply the Cash Award to your Temple account; or (d) elect to donate the Cash Award to Temple’s General Scholarship Fund. Additionally, you will have the option to select one of the Non-Cash Benefits: (i) one non-transferable Temple University home football season ticket (seat location to be determined at Temple’s discretion) for the two consecutive seasons after the Settlement receives final approval by the Court and is no longer subject to appeal (the “Effective Date”); or (ii) one non-transferable Alumni Recreation Access pass, which will be issued to Settlement Class Members who elect this option in a reasonable amount of time after the Effective Date, and which will last for approximately two consecutive years; or (iii) one non-transferable course offered through Temple’s Office of Non-Credit and Continuing Education, which must be redeemed within one year of the Effective Date. The course number must start with ONCE. Online, self-paced courses offered in partnership with LERN/UGotClass, ed2go and ETC are excluded from this Non-Cash Benefit. For more information, see answer 7 in the Long Form Notice. |
Your selection must be made no later than December 27, 2024. |
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EXCLUDE YOURSELF FROM THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT |
Postmarked no later than January 13, 2025. You can choose to “opt out” of the proposed Settlement. Opting out means that you choose not to participate in the proposed Settlement. It also means that you cannot object to the proposed Settlement (see below). If you opt out, you will not receive a payment or a Non-Cash Benefit and you will keep any individual claims you may have against Temple relating to the transition to remote learning in the Spring 2020 semester. Be aware that the statute of limitations may impact your ability to file your own lawsuit. For more detailed instructions about opting out, see answer 9 in the Long Form Notice. |
Postmarked no later than January 13, 2025. |
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OBJECT TO THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT |
Postmarked no later than January 13, 2025. You can file an objection with the Court explaining why you believe the Court should reject the proposed Settlement or why the request for attorneys’ fees of Plaintiffs’ Counsel should be disallowed or reduced. If your objection is overruled by the Court and the proposed Settlement is approved, then you would be included in the Settlement Class. If you choose to object, you may not also opt out of the proposed Settlement, as only participating class members may object to a proposed Settlement. For more detailed objection instructions, see answer 10 in the Long Form Notice. |
Postmarked no later than January 13, 2025. |