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Today’s top story is a federal judge greenlighting an $11 billion whistleblower suit alleging that Pittsburgh-based Education Management Corp. defrauded the government of federal student aid. As reporter Saranac Hale Spencer writes, the suit alleges the company violated the terms of the Higher Education Act, which bars the distribution of incentives to college recruiters based on the number of students they draw.
Also above the fold on Page 1, Saranac Hale Spencer writes that a legal malpractice claim is being allowed to proceed in a wrongful firing case in which the lawyer, James E. Ellison of Rhoads & Sinon, advised the Harrisburg School District on its decision to fire three top administrators.
Below the fold on Page 1, reporter Amaris Elliott-Engel writes that medical malpractice reform, 10 years in, is being credited for a lighter caseload in Pennsylvania.
In more Regional News on Page 3, reporter Zack Needles writes that a suit against Citizens Savings Bank Inc. alleging that it cashed 86 forged checks is being allowed to proceed by a Lackawanna County judge.
As always, our People in the News section is on Page 2, and the top stories from our sister publications across the country make up the Page 4 National News section.
In this week’s GC Mid-Atlantic column on Page 5, Hayes Hunt and Jonathan R. Cavalier write about three key uses of social media for corporate counsel.
In an Immigration Law column on Page 7, Matthew T. Galati writes that the USCIS has implemented a new policy involving transgendered persons.
If you have questions or comments about any of today's stories, or our coverage as a whole, we invite you to email any of the reporters directly. We hope you'll enjoy today's Legal.
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