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Pomerantz Law Firm Charges Corinthian Colleges, Inc. With Securities Fraud -- COCO

NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Central District of California against Corinthian Colleges, Inc. ("Corinthian" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:COCO) and certain of its top officials. The class action (Case No.: 10-CV-6523) was filed on behalf of purchasers of Corinthian securities during the period of October 30, 2007 through and including August 19, 2010 (the "Class Period"). The Complaint alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
/ Source: GlobeNewswire

NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Central District of California against Corinthian Colleges, Inc. ("Corinthian" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:COCO) and certain of its top officials. The class action (Case No.: 10-CV-6523) was filed on behalf of purchasers of Corinthian securities during the period of October 30, 2007 through and including August 19, 2010 (the "Class Period"). The Complaint alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.

The complaint alleges that during the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose: (1) the Company overstated its growth prospects by engaging in illicit and improper recruiting activities, which also had the effect of artificially inflating the Company's reported results and future growth prospects; (2) the Company's financial results were overstated in that the Company's colleges inflated tuition costs and its student loan repayment rates were well below levels required for participation in federal loan programs; (3) the Company failed to maintain adequate systems of internal operational or financial controls; and (4) based on the foregoing, defendants lacked a basis for their positive statements about the Company, its prospects and growth.

If you are a shareholder who purchased the Corinthian securities during the Class Period, you have until November 1, 2010 to ask the Court to appoint you as lead plaintiff for the class. A copy of the complaint can be obtained at . To discuss this action, contact Nicola Brown at info@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll free. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address and telephone number.

Corinthian Colleges, Inc. is a post-secondary education company in the United States and Canada. On August 3, 2010, the U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report that concluded that for-profit educational institutions such as Corinthian had engaged in an illegal and fraudulent course of action designed to recruit students and overcharge the federal government for the cost of such education. Thereafter, a Congressional Committee launched an investigation of such practices; the U.S. Department of Education released data showing that the loan repayment rates for Corinthian enrollees were well below the level required for federal loan program eligibility; and the Company disclosed that its enrollee default rates had significantly increased, and were continuing to do so.

As a result of these revelations, the Company's stock fell from $9.25 on August 3, 2010 to $4.49 on August 20, 2010. 

The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Columbus, Ohio and Burlingame, California, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 70 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See .

CONTACT: Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP Nicola Brown (888) 476.6529 (888) 4.POMLAW info@pomlaw.com