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Company: Columbia University
Current Parent Company: Columbia University
Penalty: $12,500,000
Year: 2022
Date: March 29, 2022
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Columbia University agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle a class action seeking tuition and fee reimbursement for the period when campus facilities were closed due to the coronavirus.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of New York
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:20cv3208
Case Name: In Re Columbia University Tuition Refund Action
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: university
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