A federal judge has ruled that the defunct Corinthian Colleges is liable for roughly $530 million in damages to former students, concluding a lawsuit brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a year ago. According tothe judge’s order, Corinthian deceived students by misrepresenting their career prospects, among other things.
Corinthian, which filed for bankruptcy in May, must pay the money into a fund from which it will be distributed to former students by the bureau, according to the order, issued on Tuesday by Judge Gary S. Feinerman of the U.S. District Court in Chicago.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/judge-rules-defunct-for-profit-college-is-liable-for-530-million-in-damages/106148