Will the Supreme Court dial back whistleblower protection?
Several U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday seemed reluctant to broaden whistleblower protection for corporate whistleblowers.
9th Cir. widens circuit split over Dodd-Frank whistleblower protections
A recent decision from the 9th Circuit has served to widen the circuit split over whether Dodd-Frank’s anti-retaliation protections should protect internal whistleblowers. In early March, a split 9th Circuit panel found in favor of extending Dodd-Frank’s anti-retaliation protections to…
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Dodd-Frank Act, Retaliation, Whistleblower, Whistleblower protection
When disclosing a sealed complaint goes right
The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed a victory to qui tam plaintiffs everywhere when it handed down its unanimous opinion in State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby et al. At issue in Rigsby was…
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