Liberty University faces class-action lawsuit over coronavirus response

Published April 14, 2020 5:53pm ET



Three law firms filed a multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit against Liberty University over its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The firms argued the university in Lynchburg, Virginia, should be forced to repay student fees to each student because the university closed dining halls, canceled activities, and moved classes online. The university’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., has argued that fees should not be refunded because the university is open to students who chose not to leave the dorms.

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