Tag: unjust enrichment
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Federal judge green-lights jury visit to Aurora detention center in forced-labor lawsuit
A federal judge granted a request on Thursday to have jurors visit the privately run U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora as part of an upcoming civil trial over alleged forced labor practices. U.S. District Court Senior Judge John L. Kane said he wanted the “best possible trial,” and initially postponed his…
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Colorado Supreme Court ends lawsuit seeking refunds for CSU campus closure
Colorado State University students may not claim their school unjustly enriched itself when it temporarily closed its physical campus during the COVID-19 pandemic and did not provide refunds, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. On behalf of all people who paid student tuition and fees during the spring 2020 semester, Renee Alderman sued CSU…
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Colorado Supreme Court considers whether refunds available for CSU’s pandemic campus closure
The Colorado Supreme Court considered on Wednesday whether students at Colorado State University had a viable claim for refunds after the school closed its campus temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic while still retaining their fees. On behalf of all people who paid student tuition and fees during the spring 2020 semester, Renee Alderman sued CSU…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up cases on Title IX investigations, COVID campus closure
The Colorado Supreme Court recently agreed to hear multiple cases implicating a witness’ immunity for making defamatory statements in a school sex assault investigation, whether a university can be sued for closing its campus early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether a man should receive a new trial for his numerous securities fraud convictions. At…