Sylvia Jones, John Ellis, et al. v. Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund d/b/a The Tulane University of Louisiana a/k/a Tulane University
Civil Action No. 2:20-cv-2505-SM-MBN c/w 20-cv-2518-SM-MBN (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana)
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY
If you were an enrolled student at Tulane who paid tuition, the Academic Service Fee, the Activity Fee, Campus Health Fee, and/or course fees to Tulane, or were credited with having paid such tuition and/or Mandatory Fees to Tulane for the Spring 2020 term/semester and were enrolled as of March 13, 2020 you may be a member of the proposed class action settlement.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana authorized this Notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
Your Legal Rights and Options in This Settlement
| DO NOTHING | Potential Settlement Class Members who do nothing automatically receive a payment by check to the last known mailing address as reflected in Tulane’s records after the Effective Date of the Settlement Agreement. You will give up any rights you may have to sue Tulane about the issues in this case. |
| CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT OPTIONS | Potential Settlement Class Members may (a) provide an updated mailing address for sending a check or (b) elect to receive the cash award by Venmo or PayPal instead of a paper check. Potential Settlement Class Members may also submit this information to the Settlement Claims Administrator by mail at Tulane University Settlement Claims Administrator, c/o SSI, an Epiq Company, P.O. Box 2715, Portland, OR 97208-2715. |
| EXCLUDE YOURSELF | You will not receive your cash award, but you will retain any rights you may have to sue Tulane about the issues in this case. The deadline to exclude yourself is Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Note that if a Notice of Settlement was disseminated to you prior to March 24, 2025, the deadline for you to exclude yourself was February 3, 2025. |
| OBJECT | Write to the Court explaining why you don’t like the Settlement. If the Court approves the Settlement, you will be bound by the Court’s decision and the Settlement Agreement. The deadline to object to the Settlement is Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Note that if a Notice of Settlement was disseminated to you prior to March 24, 2025, the deadline for you to exclude yourself was February 3, 2025. |
| ATTEND A HEARING | Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement during the Final Approval Hearing on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. |
These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in this Notice. Please review this Notice carefully.