civil legal needs of the poor. In 2010, The Wall Street Journal reported on the firm's use of social media to connect with students of Westwood College, a for-profit school which the firm was pursuing litigation. The Journal also reported that Westwood College had filed a suit against James Hoyer, alleging defamation through "new media Internet weapons". In 2012, James Hoyer represented one of four whistleblowers in a qui tam case against WellCare Health Plans, Inc that resulted in a $137.5 million settlement. The lawsuits alleged a number of schemes to submit false claims to Medicare and various Medicaid programs. In 2013, a Las Vegas Review-Journal article profiled the case of a military whistleblower represented by James Hoyer. The case of Lt. Col. Timothy Ferner vs. giant defense contractor SAIC resulted in a nearly $6 million settlement. In 2014, James Hoyer represented a whistleblower in a qui tam case against Endo Pharmaceuticals that resulted in a $193 million settlement with the Department of Justice. The lawsuit alleged that the makers of the Lidoderm Patch were marketing the pain reliever for unapproved uses. James Hoyer's client was found to be the sole relator entitled to share in the award by District Judge Robert Kelly in June 2014. In July 2015, Judge Kelly ordered the government to pay James Hoyer's client 1% less than the 25% maximum for her "extraordinary" efforts during the decade long litigation. In 2015, James Hoyer represented a whistleblower in a qui tam/False Claims Act case against Education Management Corporation (EDMC), which was part of a global settlement for $99.5 million with the Department of Justice. EDMC is the second largest for-profit education company in the United States and was accused of unlawfully recruiting students using deceptive and misleading practices. In 2016, the firm represented a whistleblower who filed a lawsuit under the False Claims Act has led to an $18 million settlement with two of Indiana’s largest health care providers, Indiana University (IU) Health and HealthNet. The settlement covered three areas: inappropriate billing when Certified Nurse Midwives, instead of doctors, cared for high risk pregnant women, in violation of Indiana Medicaid rules; kickback claims, regarding various financial schemes between IU Health and HealthNet, which improperly induced referrals; and false claims for “wrap around” payments, which are payments made to FQHCs to supplement their care to the poor. In 2018, James Hoyer represented a whistleblower who was instrumental