NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND FAIRNESS HEARING
If you were a resident of Bromley Hall who paid for Room & Board for the Spring 2020 semester, you may be ENTITLED to an ADDITIONAL REPAYMENT for the unused Room and Board you had already paid when Bromley Hall closed mid-semester in Spring of 2020 when the COVID-19 Pandemic struck. This Settlement may affect your rights and entitle you to a CASH REFUND1.
Please read this notice carefully and completely.
A class action lawsuit captioned Orsi v. The Bromley Group of Companies, et al., No. 2021 L 00032 (“Lawsuit”), was filed in the Champaign County, Illinois, Circuit Court (“Court”), on behalf of all Bromley Hall residents who, during the Covid-19 pandemic, were required and directed to vacate Bromley Hall mid-semester and were not fully repaid or credited for the unused Room and Board for which they had already paid, but for which they did not actually receive Room and Board, between March 23, 2020, and May 15, 2020.
Bromley Hall is a privately owned and operated student dormitory at the University of Illinois. Bromley Hall’s owners and operators are the Defendants in this lawsuit and deny any wrongdoing and deny the claims and allegations asserted in the Lawsuit. The Court has not ruled on the merits of the plaintiff’s claims and has made no determination of violations or liability against Bromley Hall. The parties nevertheless have agreed to settle the Lawsuit (“Settlement”) to avoid the risks and uncertainties of continued litigation.
You may receive a cash payment if you are a member of the Settlement Class unless you choose to exclude yourself from the Settlement
Your legal rights are affected by whether you act or don’t act. Read the notice carefully.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT | |
DO NOTHING | If you do nothing you will receive a cash payment under the Settlement and will be bound by the terms of the Settlement. |
EXCLUDE YOURSELF BY AUGUST 16, 2024 | You will not receive a cash payment under the Settlement, and you will not be bound by the terms of the Settlement. This is the only option that allows you to ever be part of any other lawsuit against Bromley Hall about the legal claims in this case. |
OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT BY AUGUST 16, 2024 | Write to the Court about something you believe is wrong with the Settlement. |
GO TO A HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 | Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement |
The Court in charge of this case must still decide whether to grant final approval of the Settlement. Payments will be issued if the Court grants final approval and after appeals, if any, are resolved. Please be patient.
1 As an added benefit of the proposed Settlement, a small number of residents who have not fully paid for their Spring Semester 2020 Bromley Hall Room & Board may receive a pro-rata credit on their outstanding balance with Bromley.
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