Fordham University Spring 2020 Tuition Settlement

• You may be included if you were enrolled in at least one Fordham class that was originally scheduled to meet in person in Spring 2020, paid tuition and/or Mandatory Fees (or someone paid them for you), and were still enrolled on March 1, 2020.
• You are not eligible for proceeds if you started the semester enrolled only in online classes, paid no tuition or fees, or left Fordham before March 1, 2020.

The notice shows an estimated award for each recipient, but the final distribution is calculated under the settlement's formula.

• Payments come from the Net Settlement Fund, not from a fixed payment amount for each student.
• The available funds are split into a 65% undergraduate pool and a 35% graduate pool. Within each pool, payments are prorated based on each student's net Spring 2020 tuition and fees paid compared with the total net tuition and fees paid by students in that pool.
• Fordham aid, grants, and other tuition or fee reductions that do not have to be repaid, as well as unpaid balances, do not count as amounts paid.

Keep your mailing address current with the Settlement Administrator and Class Counsel.

• You do not need to submit a form to receive a mailed check. If you do nothing, the Settlement Administrator will mail a check after the Court approves the settlement.
• To choose an electronic payment, submit a completed and signed Election Form online or by mail by December 14, 2026.
• The Election Form offers PayPal and Venmo. It also lets you provide a new mailing address if it has changed.

Opting out means you are choosing not to be part of this settlement.

• To leave the settlement, mail a written and signed Opt-out Statement by First Class U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, to the Settlement Administrator.
• The statement must include your name, address, telephone number, and a statement that you intend to opt out.
• It must be postmarked by December 14, 2026. If you opt out, you will not receive a settlement payment and cannot object to the settlement.

An objection tells the Court why you believe some part of the settlement is unfair or unreasonable. The notice warns that an objection missing required information or documents may be overruled or struck.

• You can object only if you stay in the settlement; a person who opts out cannot object.
• Mail your written objection to the Settlement Administrator by December 14, 2026. The notice lists required information and supporting materials, including your contact information, why you say you are a Class Member, the grounds and evidence for the objection, and your signature.
• The final approval hearing is scheduled for January 13, 2027, at 2:15 p.m. at 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451. The Court will consider properly raised objections.

• If you remain in the settlement and do not opt out, the lawsuit will be dismissed with prejudice and you will release claims against Fordham covered by this case.
• In practical terms, the notice says you cannot sue, continue to sue, or take part in another lawsuit against Fordham over the claims in this case.
• The notice directs readers to the Settlement Agreement for the precise released-claims language.

• Fordham agreed to provide $2,549,490.00 for the settlement fund.
• That fund also pays notice and administration costs, any Court-approved service awards for the named plaintiffs, and Court-approved attorney fees, costs, and expenses.
• Class Counsel plans to request up to $849,830.00 in fees, plus reasonable costs and disbursements; they may also seek up to $20,000.00 for expenses and litigation costs. The administrator's expected costs and expenses are not to exceed $50,000.00. These requests require Court approval.