10th Circuit Rejects Expansion of Collateral Order Doctrine for Public Disclosure Bar - Constantine Cannon

10th Circuit Rejects Expansion of Collateral Order Doctrine for Public Disclosure Bar - Constantine Cannon

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed for-profit college Colorado Technical University’s (“CTU”) appeal of the district court’s denial of its motion to dismiss, holding that CTU failed to meet the high burden required to expand the collateral order doctrine to include the False Claims Act’s public disclosure bar. This case alleges CTU fraudulently misrepresented compliance with federal credit hour requirements to receive student aid. CTU m…