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United States Ex Rel. Oberg v. Pa. Higher Educ. Assistance Agency

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 8, 2019No. 18-1028PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

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 defrauded the Department of Education and so violated the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq .

Over the course of several appeals, we affirmed the dismissal of one defendant and two of the other defendants settled. See United States ex rel.…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Connick v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. United States Ex Rel. Oberg v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2014
  4. United States v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  5. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015

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