Legal Opinion
Rafael Diaz v. Kaplan Higher Education, L.L.C
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 13, 2016No. 15-50655PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
Raphael Diaz lost his position as a paralegal instructor at Kaplan College due to Kaplan’s nationwide reduction-in-force. In the months leading up to his termination, Diaz alerted Kaplan to a student allegation of impropriety involving the classroom attendance procedures of another instructor in the paralegal program. Diaz sued Kap-lan under the anti-retaliation provision of the False Claims Act. The district court granted summary judgment to Kaplan, and Diaz appeals.
I. BACKGROUND
Kaplan College hired Diaz as a paralegal instructor at its San Antonio-Ingram…
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