( April 29, 2024, 11:13 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The retroactive application of Texas’ Pandemic Liability Protection Act (PLPA) to a university student’s breach of contract claim in a putative class complaint over the school’s closure during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic does not violate the Texas Constitution, the state’s highest court ruled April 26, answering a question certified by the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals....