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The Legal Intelligencer

Justices to Decide if Pa. Human Relations Act Preempts Whistleblower Law

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has taken up a dispute over whether claims of employment discrimination under the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law are preempted by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Primer on the Law of Qui Tam Claims in the Third Circuit

Fraudulent actions against the government may happen in the form of overcharging the government or failure to pay the funds due to the government. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has recognized liability claims under FCA based on failure in payment, which are called “reverse false claims.”
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Littler Mendelson Shareholder Jonathan Beckerman Helps Produce Defense Verdict for Lipman and Lipman

Immokalee-based business Lipman and Lipman Inc. prevailed in a whistleblower suit brought against it by Brian Bishop, its former chief information officer.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Shout-Out: Hueston Hennigan Beats Back Whistleblower Claim Against Caltech

After a month-long trial, the Los Angeles County Superior Court jury deliberated for less than three hours before finding for the defense across the board.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Whistleblowers and the FCPA Under the Trump Administration

Contrary to the expectations of many who thought that enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act would dissipate with the arrival of the Trump administration, it is very much alive. And perhaps even more unexpectedly, whistleblowers are not just welcome, but are generously rewarded for valuable information that lead to a Security and Exchange Commission enforcement action and monetary recovery.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Largest SEC Whistleblower Award in History: One Year Later

Jordan Thomas, who represented all three whistleblowers, sheds light on the historic whistleblower award, his thoughts on the SEC whistleblower program generally, and what he predicts down the road.
5 minute read

Law.com

Opioid Maker Insys Agrees to $225M Deal to Resolve DOJ Actions

The agreement, announced Wednesday, resolves civil and criminal allegations that Insys bribed medical professionals to use its opioid painkiller.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

What Happens to Whistleblowers When the Government Doesn't Intervene?

As the court stressed, "[i]f the government intervenes, the civil action remains the same--it simply has one additional party."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

2 Whistleblowers, Represented by Motley Rice, Split $3 Million Award From SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded about $3 million to a pair of whistleblowers who jointly alerted the agency to misconduct harming retail investors and assisted with an investigation that resulted in a successful enforcement action.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pharma Company to Pay $3.5M to Resolve Kickback Claims

A pharmaceutical company accused of illegally using benefits to entice physicians to prescribe its dermatology drugs has settled those claims with the federal government for $3.5 million, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has announced.
3 minute read

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