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Grant & Eisenhofer, Former Partner Call Truce in Fight Tied to Celgene Whistleblower Case

The plaintiffs firm had claimed in a federal case playing out in Los Angeles that ex-partner Reuben Guttman poached a client who won a nearly $80 million whistleblower award against the drug maker.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Advising Banks: the CSI Peril

In his Employment Issues column, Philip M. Berkowitz writes: What are the risks of misusing confidential supervisory information? A recent matter involving a former Federal Reserve Bank of New York examiner and a Goldman Sachs banker is instructive.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court Reinstates Retaliation Claim for Whistleblower on Air Force Contract

The appeals court found sufficient evidence to show United Airlines retaliated against an employee by firing him after he filed complaints.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Fourth Cir. Reinstates Retaliation Claim for United Airlines Whistleblower

The appeals court said there was sufficient evidence to show that United did, in fact, retaliate against plaintiff David Grant for firing him after he made his complaints.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

US Justice Department Recovered $2.8 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in 2018

The health care industry—and drug and medical device makers in particular—paid the most to settle fraud allegations, the bulk of which came to the government's attention as the result of whistleblower complaints.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

DOJ Steps Back From All-or-Nothing Approach for Cooperation Credit

In their Corporate and Securities Litigation column, Margaret Dale and Mark Harris analyze the significance of the Department of Justice's new guidance on the requirements for corporate cooperation credit as it pertains to investigations and defense.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

With Sharp Rebuke to Law School, Orlando Judge Tosses Professor's Lawuit

The judge rules a $285 million fraud claim against for-profit law school operator InfiLaw, which operates Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville and others, is too vague to move forward.
4 minute read

Law.com

With Sharp Rebuke to Law School, Judge Tosses Prof's Suit That Included ABA

Former Charlotte School of Law Professor Barbara Bernier alleged that the now-closed school defrauded the federal government of close to $300 million in federal student loans, but a judge ruled that her allegations were too vague and were barred by earlier suits.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

With Scathing Rebuke to a Now-Defunct Law School, Judge Tosses Prof's Suit

Former Charlotte School of Law Professor Barbara Bernier alleged that the now-closed school defrauded the federal government of close to $300 million in federal student loans, but a judge ruled that her allegations were too vague and were barred by earlier suits.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Corporate Whistleblower Developments and Best Practices

The SEC continues to receive an increasing number of “tips” each year, and there have been particularly notable developments in the area of whistleblower law.
7 minute read

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