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Time to Prepare for the EU's New Whistleblower Protection Rules

The proposed rules aim to bring consistency to whistleblower protection standards across the EU, where only 10 of 28 member countries have comprehensive legal protections in place for whistleblowers.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Community College Sues AIG for Revoking Coverage of Whistleblower Lawsuit

Mercer County Community College seeks a judgment that AIG Claims is obligated to defend and indemnify the college and its administrators in connection with the college head of security's lawsuit.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Company Settles Whistleblower Case That Led to Former DOJ Lawyer's Jailing

Fortinet, a network security company, reached a deal worth $545,000 to settle a whistleblower lawsuit. Lawyers for the whistleblower say that former DOJ lawyer and Akin Gump partner Jeffrey Wertkin tried to sell the company a copy of the complaint while it was still under seal.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Silicon Valley Company Settles Whistleblower Case That Led to Ex-Akin Partner's Jailing

Fortinet, a network security company, reached a deal worth $545,000 to settle a whistleblower lawsuit. Lawyers for the whistleblower say that former DOJ lawyer and Akin Gump partner Jeffrey Wertkin tried to sell the company a copy of the complaint while it was still under seal.
4 minute read

Law.com

Case Related to Ex-Big Law Partner, Who Went Incognito in a Wig, Settles

Fortinet, a network security company, reached a deal worth $545,000 to settle a whistleblower lawsuit. Lawyers for the whistleblower say that former DOJ lawyer and Akin Gump partner Jeffrey Wertkin tried to sell the company a copy of the complaint while it was still under seal.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ's Expanding Leave Laws Give Employees More Paid Time Off

A helpful overview of the recent changes to family leave and paid sick leave in the Garden State.
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

Shout-Out: Debevoise Defeats $14.5B Whistleblower Suit

The Debevoise team was led by partners Maeve O'Connor, Susan Reagan Gittes and Ed Schallert.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Advocacy in Action: How an SEC Program Inspired International Reform

What the SEC whistleblower program shows is that empowering private individuals to stand up and speak out makes integrity an organization's most prized asset—and how much of a difference it makes when the public sector protects and supports the exercise of that integrity.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: When a Settlement Demand Is Actually Extortion, Michael Avenatti Edition

The charge points to an interesting gray area in the law: Where to draw the line between a legitimate settlement demand and extortion?
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Duke University to Pay $112.5M to Settle Fake Research Case

A former Duke University lab employee will receive nearly $34 million after the school Monday settled his False Claims Act lawsuit for $112.5 million alleging that another lab technician faked research data to obtain funding from federal agencies.
5 minute read

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