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A University of Pennsylvania spokesperson, in a statement emailed to WHYY News, called the plaintiffs’ case “an attempt to embarrass the university about its purported admission practices on issues totally unrelated to this case,” adding that Penn does not grant admission preference based on donations.
Information on the settlements and the claims process is available online. Kennelly approved $20,000 service awards for each of the named plaintiffs, including Andre Corzo, Sia Henry, Alexander Leo-Guerra, Michael Maerlender, Brandon Piyevsky, Benjamin Shumate, Brittany Tatiana Weaver and Cameron Williams. He also approved payment of legal fees and expenses for the plaintiffs’ law firms.
John Lopatka, a law professor and antitrust scholar at Pennsylvania State University, said it is common in complex antitrust cases for some defendants to settle while others fight on.
“Eventually all of the defendants may settle, or some may fight to the end,” he said. “We’ll just have to see how this unfolds.”