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Company: University of Pennsylvania
Penalty: $4,500,000
Year: 2023
Date: January 18, 2023
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The University of Pennsylvania agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle litigation brought by students demanding refunds for being kept out of campus facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:20cv2086
Case Name: Smith et al v. The University of Pennsylvania
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
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