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National Law Journal

The SEC Whistleblower Program's First Decade: $1 Billion in Awards and Counting

In its 10-year existence the SEC's whistleblower program has recovered nearly $5 billion in actions that were initiated or assisted by whistleblower tips and paid over $1 billion in awards to those whistleblowers.
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Daily Report Online

PruittHealth Settles With Feds for $4.2M Over Alleged False Claims Act Violations

According to a news release, the federal government believes that from Jan. 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012, Pruitt "knowingly submitted claims to Medicare and Medicaid for home health services that were not eligible for reimbursement."
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Law.com

Archdiocese of New Orleans Agrees to Pay $1M to Resolve DOJ Suit Over False Hurricane Katrina Damage Claims

The lawsuit was initially filed in 2016 under whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act by Robert Romero, a project specialist at AECOM.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC Names Veteran Staffer to Lead Whistleblower Office

Nicole Creola Kelly has been with the agency more than two decades, most recently as senior special counsel in the Office of the General Counsel.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Importance of Whistleblowers in False Claims Act Lawsuits—Kaiser Permanente/MAO

In the six whistleblower lawsuits against Kaiser Permanente consortium members in which the Department of Justice intervened in July 2021, the whistleblowers allege that Kaiser violated the False Claims Act in its operation of Medicare Advantage plans
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Law.com

Kirby McInerney Announces Largest Award to Single Whistleblower

The award is the largest, publicly announced single whistleblower award from the Dodd-Frank whistleblower reward program. The recipient was not identified.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

From the SEC to Women's Pro Soccer, Lawyers Zero In on Whistleblowers and Their Protections

At Friday's Women, Influence & Power in Law conference, hosted by Law.com's Corporate Counsel, attorneys spoke about new incentives for whistleblowers, the roles they play in investigations and the kinds of protections whistleblowers can receive.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Attorney Who Disclosed Attack on Trans Rights Has Settled Whistleblower Suit With US Education Dept.

A Philadelphia lawyer revealed the federal agency's mishandling of a challenge to Connecticut's policy of allowing transgender students to participate in sports in accordance to their gender identities.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Why the Facebook Whistleblower Turned to the SEC

Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee who has gone public with claims about the harms the social media giant is causing to American society, turned over company documents to the SEC as part of the commission's whistleblower program.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Here's How Plaintiffs Lawyers Got $188,000 Fee Award in False Claims Act Litigation

The settlement and fee award represent a rare victory for McOmber, McOmber & Luber, the firm representing Margaret Gathman, in the unforgiving terrain of False Claims Act litigation. The firm's Charles Kocher and Matthew Luber handled the case for Gathman.
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