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National College of Kentucky ordered to pay $157,000 Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear: National College of Kentucky ordered to pay state $157,000 in civil montary sanctions for failing to provide information Click on headline for complete story From the Attorney General Andy Beshear's office FRANKFORT, KY. (17 Aug 2016) - Attorney General Andy Beshear today announced that the Kentucky Court of Appeals last week affirmed a previous order by Franklin Circuit Court requiring National College of Kentucky Inc. and its attorneys to pay the state a combined $157,000 in civil monetary sanctions. The sanctions were unanimously affirmed by a three-member appeals panel. "The ruling by the Court of Appeals is a win for every Kentucky student who has been misled by a for-profit school who cares more about profits than offering a quality education," Beshear said. "My office will continue to fight for all Kentuckians as consumers but more importantly as students who want to better themselves and their families. This ruling sends a strong message that companies refusing to cooperate with consumer protection investigations will be held accountable when they engage in meritless delay tactics." The monetary award stems from the initial refusal of National College, now operating as American National University Inc., to respond to a subpoena issued by the Office of Attorney General in 2010. The subpoena was issued during an investigation into potential violations of Kentucky's Consumer Protection Act and subsequent violations of court orders and frivolous litigation tactics. Instead of responding to the subpoena, National College attempted to block the investigation by filing suit in Franklin Circuit Court. The Franklin Circuit Court ruled that the attorney general's investigation and subpoena were authorized, a ruling which was upheld by the Court of Appeals, but the matter was returned to the trial court to determine whether the scope of the subpoena was appropriate. After the case was returned to Franklin Circuit Court, National College still refused to adequately respond to the subpoena, and the court imposed a $1,000-per-day penalty in December 2013. In that ruling, the court indicated that it would probate all but $10,000 of the penalty if National College fully complied with the subpoena within 10 days of its order and imposed sanctions of $10,000 against National's attorneys for filing unwarranted pleadings and other inappropriate litigation tactics. National College again failed to fully comply, and the court assessed monetary sanctions against National College of $147,000, based upon $1,000 per day from Aug. 5, 2013, to Dec. 23, 2013, and $500 per day from Jan. 31, 2014, to Feb. 11, 2014, the date when the court determined that National College fully complied with the subpoena. National College again appealed, as did their attorneys, challenging the sanctions in the Kentucky Court of Appeals. The Kentucky Court of Appeals' Aug. 12, 2016, opinion affirmed the monetary sanctions in full. Under Kentucky law, National College and its attorneys have 30 days to seek discretionary review by the Kentucky Supreme Court. The Office of Attorney General has a pending case against National College in Fayette Circuit Court alleging that National College violated the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act by advertising false and misleading employment rates for National College graduates. This litigation is currently set for trial in October. National College has campuses in Danville, Florence, Lexington, Louisville, Pikeville and Richmond This story was posted on 2016-08-18 10:47:48
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