June 5, 2024
Anthony Rojas v. University of Florida Board of Trustees
Case Number(s):
SC2023-0126

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Summary:

The Court hears this certified question of great public importance: Whether sovereign immunity bars a breach-of-contract claim against a state university based on its failure to provide access to on-campus services and facilities during a pandemic. The First District Court of Appeal held Rojas’s complaint was insufficient to overcome the sovereign-immunity defense asserted in the University of Florida’s motion to dismiss.