November 16, 2015
Education Management Corp. has agreed to shell out nearly $96 million to settle a series of False Claims Act cases accusing the for-profit college company of reaping billions worth of federal and state education funds by using improper incentives to recruit new students.
June 18, 2014
A Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday rejected for-profit college company Education Management Corp.'s bid to remove the qui tam relators from an $11 billion False Claims Act suit over alleged fraudulent recruitment efforts, saying EDMC didn't show that the relators based their claims on publicly disclosed information.
May 06, 2014
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday rejected for-profit college company Education Management Corp.'s attempt to dismiss an $11 billion False Claims Act suit accusing it of violating compensation rules by basing part of admission officers' salaries on the number of students they recruit, ruling discovery must be completed.
July 29, 2013
Over objections from the U.S. and the defendants, a Pennsylvania federal judge last week approved a special master's reports outlining the massive discovery process expected as part of an $11 billion False Claims Act whistleblower suit over alleged fraudulent recruitment efforts by a for-profit education company.
June 12, 2013
For-profit college chain owner Education Management Corp. blasted the federal government on Tuesday for trying to sidestep a special master's discovery recommendation in a False Claims Act whistleblower suit in Pennsylvania over $11 billion in educational assistance funding.
May 30, 2013
For-profit college chain owner Education Management Corp. on Tuesday slammed a pair of special master discovery recommendations in a false claims whistleblower suit in Pennsylvania over $11 billion in federal funding, saying the government's document requests far exceed the scope of the suit.
April 12, 2013
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday shot down the federal government's objection to a special master's recommendation barring disclosure of confidential materials in a whistleblower suit accusing for-profit college chain owner Education Management Corp. of falsely claiming it was eligible for $11 billion in federal funding.
May 14, 2012
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday threw out a small portion of an $11 billion False Claims Act suit against for-profit college chain owner Education Management Corp., ruling the company's compensation plan was not illegal as written, but could still be in violation as implemented.
December 08, 2011
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday rebuked a motion to dismiss a whistleblower suit against for-profit college chain owner Education Management Corp., insisting the government had done more than enough to state fraud claims over the $11 billion the company received in federal aid.
August 08, 2011
The federal government and four states sued Education Management Corp. in Pennsylvania federal court on Monday, intervening in a whistleblower case brought by two former employees that accuses the for-profit college company of falsely claiming it was eligible for $11 billion in federal education funding.