"A new report by the United Educators insurance company shows that universities spent hundreds of millions of dollars on damages in 2025, according to an analysis of publicly reported settlements. Legal cases involved a variety of issues, ranging from deaths on campus to antitrust issues, cybersecurity breaches, discrimination, sexual misconduct and pandemic-era policy fallout. Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital had the largest settlement at $750 million."
"Pennsylvania State University paid $17 million to settle claims that it overcharged students when officials shifted from in-person to remote instruction during the coronavirus pandemic. Penn State was one of five institutions in the report to settle lawsuits amid allegations that they overcharged students, with damages ranging from a high of $17 million to a low of $3.5 million. The University of Colorado Anschutz reached a $10 million settlement"
United Educators reported that universities spent hundreds of millions of dollars on damages in 2025 based on publicly reported settlements. Legal cases spanned deaths on campus, antitrust claims, cybersecurity breaches, discrimination, sexual misconduct, and pandemic-era policy fallout. The largest recorded settlement tied Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to $750 million related to hundreds of instances of sexual abuse by a former doctor. Michigan State reached $29.7 million over a 2023 campus shooting. Other settlements included Penn State ($17 million) for alleged overcharging during remote instruction and University of Colorado Anschutz ($10 million) over denied vaccine-exemption requests. Most incidents did not involve United Educators members.
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