U.S. EX REL. OBERG v. PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUC.

No. 18-1028.

912 F.3d 731 (2019)

UNITED STATES EX REL., Jon H. OBERG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AGENCY, Defendant-Appellee, and Nelnet, Inc.; Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp.; SLM Corporation; Panhandle Plains Higher Education Authority; Brazos Group; Arkansas Student Loan Authority; Education Loans Inc/SD; Southwest Student Services Corporation; Brazos Higher Education Service Corporation; Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc.; Nelnet Education Loan Funding, Inc.; Panhandle-Plains Management and Servicing Corporation; Student Loan Finance Corporation; Education Loans Inc.; Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 8, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Eric Kenneth Bachman , ZUCKERMAN LAW, Chevy Chase, Maryland, for Appellant. George W. Hicks, Jr. , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jason M. Zuckerman , Washington, D.C., Dallas I. Hammer , ZUCKERMAN LAW, Tysons Corner, Virginia, for Appellant. Matthew T. Regan , Chicago, Illinois, Michael A. Glick , Tracie L. Bryant , Michael D. Lieberman , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, Washington, D.C.; Daniel B. Huyett , STEVENS & LEE, P.C., Reading, Pennsylvania, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Keenan and Judge Harris joined.


This case returns to us again, this time on appeal from an adverse jury verdict. Dr. Jon Oberg, as relator for the United States, brought this qui tam action against four student loan corporations, including the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency ("PHEAA"). He alleged that the corporations had...

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