U.S. v. EVERGLADES COLLEGE, INC.

No. 16-10849, No. 16-11839.

855 F.3d 1279 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, State of Florida, et al., Plaintiffs, Manuel Christiansen, ex. rel., Brian Ashton, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EVERGLADES COLLEGE, INC., d.b.a. Keiser University, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, et al., Plaintiffs, Manuel Christiansen, ex. rel. Brian Ashton, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Everglades College, Inc., d.b.a. Keiser University, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 3, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira B. Silverstein , The Silverstein Firm, Philadelphia, PA, Mitchell L. Feldman , Feldman Law Group, PA, Tampa, FL, David A. Koenigsberg , Menz Bonner Komar & Koenigsberg, LLP, White Plains, NY, Dale James Morgado , Morgado, PA, New York, NY, James Alan Weinkle , U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jeffrey A. Clair , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Intervenor-Appellee.

Daniel Marc Schwarz , Cole Scott & Kissane, PA, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Thomas Emerson Scott, Jr. , Scott Allan Cole , Cole Scott & Kissane, PA, Miami, FL, Barry Adam Postman , Justin C. Sorel , Cole Scott & Kissane, PA, West Palm Beach, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before, HULL, MARTIN, and EBEL, Circuit Judges.


Manuel Christiansen and Brian Ashton (Relators) brought a qui tam lawsuit against Everglades College, Inc., d.b.a. Keiser University (Keiser University) under the federal False Claims Act (FCA). They alleged that Keiser University, a participant in federal student financial-aid programs, falsely certified compliance with...

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