California Western Settlement

YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE MONEY FROM A SETTLEMENT 

RE: Mears v. California Western School of Law
Lead Case No. 37-2020-00023126-CU-BC-CTL
Consolidated with 37-2020-00023333-CU-BC-CTL

A California court authorized this Notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.

  • If you received a Notice, it is because we believe you are a class member who may be entitled to money from a proposed class action settlement (“Settlement”).
  • This Settlement describes the proposed settlement of the above-referenced lawsuit, which will provide $250,000.00 (“Gross Settlement Amount”) in exchange for the release of claims that involve all California Western School of Law (“CWSL”) students who enrolled to attend in-person classes during the Class Period March 16, 2020, through April 18, 2020 (i.e., CWSL’s Spring 2020 semester when in-person learning was not available due to stay-at-home orders issued by the Governor of California) (“Settlement Class Members”).

Your legal rights may be affected whether you act or do not act.

Please read this notice carefully.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT:
Participate in the Settlement - Do Nothing.
(Set Up Electronic Payment for Fastest Payment Option by December 31, 2024) 		If you wish to remain as a Settlement Class Member, be bound by the Settlement, and receive your Individual Settlement Payment, then you do not need to do anything, but for the fastest payment option, set up your electronic payment on the Settlement Administrator’s website specified at the end of this notice.
Exclude Yourself
(No Later than December 30, 2024) 		If you wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement, you must follow the instructions in this Notice. If you exclude yourself, you will not be paid an Individual Class Settlement Payment. You will not be bound by the Class Release as discussed in more detail in this Notice. You cannot object to the Settlement.
Object
(No Later than December 30, 2024) 		If you wish to object to the Settlement, you must follow the instructions in this Notice. If you object, you will still be bound by the terms of the Settlement and receive your Individual Settlement Payment, regardless of how the Court rules on your objection.

These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the Notice of Pendency of Class Action Settlement and Final Hearing.