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.
Nurses receive $99,000 whistleblower reward in illegal billing settlement
Two nurses who worked for Home & Community Based Care, will share a whistleblower reward for reporting false billing.
Utah whistleblower attorney wins $500,000 for Alex Wubbels
Utah nurse Alex Wubbels will receive a $500,000 settlement from the Salt Lake City Police Department. She was represented by Karra Porter.
SEC announces $1.9 million whistleblower reward
A whistleblower reward of $1.9 million will be paid to a whistleblower who provided information to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the agency announced today. While keeping the details secret, the SEC revealed that the information received resulted…
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Dodd-Frank Act, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, whistleblower attorney, whistleblower reward
Eighth Circuit – Wrongful termination claims by Airline whistleblower are not preempted by ADA
In Watson v. Air Methods Corp., No. 15-1900, the Eighth Circuit made clear that the whistleblower protections within the federal Airline Deregulation Act (“the ADA”) do not preclude state claims for wrongful termination. The case involved an in-flight air medic who made several complaints to his employer regarding FAA safety violations, and was later fired.
airline, FAA, Whistleblower protection, workplace retaliation
Gilead Sciences must face whistleblower lawsuit
In a decision that shows the courts take whistleblower allegations very seriously, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Ninth Circuit”) has revived a whistleblower lawsuit that was dismissed at the district level in 2015. The suit, U.S. ex. rel. Campie…
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False Claims Act, Fraud, Medicaid, Medicare, Qui Tam, qui tam lawsuit, whistleblower lawsuit
Trump: UN must do more to protect whistleblowers
In his first official remarks to the United Nations (“the UN”) since his inauguration in January, President Donald Trump called upon the organization to take steps to protect whistleblowers. The President’s address to the UN Reform Committee was brief and…
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Do you have enough evidence for a whistleblower lawsuit?
A whistleblower lawsuit requires solid evidence if the whistleblower wishes to be taken seriously. Before the government will join a qui tam case prosecutors will examine the evidence to make sure it is detailed enough for them to be able…
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whistleblower attorney, whistleblower evidence, whistleblower lawsuit
Minneapolis eye surgery company will pay $12 million in whistleblower case
A Minneapolis eye surgery company and its former CEO have agreed to pay $12 million to resolve a whistleblower case which alleged that the company made illegal kickbacks to physicians in exchange for their business. Sightpath Medical is a subsidiary…
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False Claims Act, Healthcare Fraud, medical fraud, Whistleblower award
Health care lawsuits whistleblowers receive $3.6 for reporting false Medicare claims
Three Ohio-based health care companies and their executives will pay $19.5 million to resolve two whistleblower health care lawsuits. The lawsuits alleged that, beginning in 2008, the companies falsified Medicare claims for unnecessary services that allegedly harmed patients. The whistleblowers in…
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health care lawsuits, Medicare, Whistleblower award, whistleblowers