DENVER (Legal Newsline) — A University of Colorado student and her father are suing the school, claiming they are entitled to a tuition refund due to the COVID-19 pandemic campus closure.
Emily Carpey and Stuart Carpey, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a complaint April 15 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against the University of Colorado Boulder and The Board of Regents of the University of Colorado alleging breach of contract and unjust enrichment.
Emily Carpey enrolled as a full time student for the University of Boulder's spring 2020 semester with her tuition being paid by her father Stuart Carpey. The plaintiffs allege that they are entitled to a refund due to the university's closing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The plaintiffs claim they have been deprived of the full benefits of on-campus activities because of the suspension of on-campus learning and full value of a degree.
The plaintiffs seek monetary relief, interest and all other proper relief. They are represented by John Taussig, III and Scott Smith of Taussig & Smith in Boulder and Eric Poulin and Roy Willey, IV of The Anastopoulo Law Firm LLC in Charleston, South Carolina.
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado case number 1:20-CV-01064