The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 26, 2006
The University of Phoenix has lost another legal round in its attempt to derail a whistle-blower lawsuit that seeks billions of dollars in damages from the for-profit institution and its parent company, the Apollo Group Inc.
Last month a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against the university on a legal issue and ordered the lawsuit, filed under the federal False Claims Act, to proceed to trial (The Chronicle, September 6). Lawyers for Phoenix had hoped to have that decision reversed by the full court, but in a decision on Wednesday, the court denied that request.
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