HICKEY v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

No. 21-2013, No. 21-2016.

77 F.4th 184 (2023)

Claire HICKEY; Akira Kirkpatrick; Valeri Natoli; Candace N. Graham; Carly Swartz; Nicholas Bowes, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Appellants v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. Brooke Ryan, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Christina Fusca, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Appellants. v. Temple University.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: August 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary F. Lynch [ARGUED], Lynch Carpenter, 1133 Penn Avenue, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Jeffrey A. Klafter , Seth R. Lesser , Klafter Lesser , Two International Drive, Suite 350, Rye Brook, NY 10573, Eric Poulin , Poulin, Willey & Anastopoulo, 32 Ann Street, Charleston, SC 29403, Roy T. Willey, IV , Anastopoulo Law Firm, 32 Ann Street, Charleston, SC 29403, Counsel for Appellants Claire Hickey, et al.

Stuart A. Carpey , Suite 400, 600 W Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, Edward W. Ciolko , Nicholas Colella , Jamisen A. Etzel , Gary F. Lynch [ARGUED], Lynch Carpenter, 1133 Penn Avenue, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Eric Poulin , Poulin, Willey & Anastopoulo, 32 Ann Street, Charleston, SC 29403, Roy T. Willey, IV , Anastopoulo Law Firm, 32 Ann Street, Charleston, SC 29403, Counsel for Appellants Brooke Ryan, et al.

James C. Martin [ARGUED], Colin E. Wrabley , Reed Smith, 225 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Counsel for Appellees University of Pittsburgh.

Gerard A. Dever , Roberta D. Liebenberg , Fine Kaplan & Black, One S Broad Street, Suite 2300, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Burt M. Rublin [ARGUED], Ballard Spahr, 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Counsel for Appellees Temple University.

Jessica L. Ellsworth , Nathaniel A.G. Zelinsky , Hogan Lovells US, 555 Thirteenth Street NW, Columbia Square, Washington, D.C. 20004, Counsel for Amicus Appellees American Council on Education, et al.

Michael E. Baughman , Christopher R. Healy , Troutman Pepper, Two Logan Square, 18th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Counsel for Amicus Appellees Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania, et al.

Before: HARDIMAN, KRAUSE, and MATEY, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Like many colleges and universities across the country, the University of Pittsburgh and Temple University responded to the novel coronavirus pandemic by transitioning to remote learning in March 2020. Their former students—now Appellants in this consolidated class-action appeal—...

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