June 09, 2016
A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday freed two whistleblowers' attorney from sanctions but upheld the dismissal of their False Claims Act lawsuit alleging Corinthian Colleges and Ernst & Young LLP defrauded the government, saying a trial court correctly ruled the suit's allegations had been raised publicly prior to the suit's filing.
May 03, 2016
Two ex-Corinthian Colleges employees on Tuesday urged the Ninth Circuit to revive their False Claims Act suit alleging the for-profit college and Ernst & Young LLP defrauded the government out of billions, saying a lower court wrongly disregarded proof recruiters were illegally paid based on enrollment and improperly sanctioned their counsel.
November 13, 2013
The federal government asked the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to revive a whistleblower suit claiming Ernst & Young LLP and Corinthian Colleges Inc. defrauded the U.S. of billions of dollars in education funds, saying a public disclosure bar didn't block the allegations.