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Whistleblower Plaintiff Loses Bid to Toss Arbitration Award Based on Defense Lawyer Joining JAMS

A federal judge in Oakland has turned back a whistleblower's request to toss an arbitration award that was based in part on the fact that the defendant's lead lawyer at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe joined JAMS while the case was pending.
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New Jersey Law Journal

The Times They Are a-Changin' for NJ Employers

Gather round employers, there's a battle outside and it's ragin'. The new employment laws will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls, for the times in New Jersey they are a-changin'.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Firm Hails $83.5M Settlement in Detroit Hospital False Claims Suit

A separate settlement between the two feuding firms involved in the FCA case means there will be no fee dispute.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Hospital Chain Prime Healthcare to Pay $65M to Settle Fraud Claims

Prime Healthcare, the nation's fifth-largest hospital chain, has agreed to settle a federal whistleblower case filed by a nurse in one of the company's California hospitals.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

DOJ Memos Making More Appearances in Whistleblower Cases

Both sides of the qui tam bar agree that the so-called Brand and Granston memos, which emerged out of Main Justice earlier this year, are now showing up in the courtroom. They differ on whether they'll make a difference.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Whistleblower's Firing Lawsuit Against Washington County Judiciary Fails

A seven-judge Commonwealth Court panel rejected plaintiff David Scrip's appeal because his claims were directed against members of the judiciary, who are covered by sovereign immunity.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Trucking Company Violated State Whistleblower Act

A trucker's refusal to drive a vehicle with a brake alert and a shimmy warrants back pay following his firing, a jury decides.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Plaintiffs Lawyers Get TV Time as CBS Launches Whistleblower Reality Show

Ready for your primetime closeup, plaintiffs lawyers? The first episode of "Whistleblower" featured cases filed by litigators from Berger & Montague and Waters Kraus & Paul.
1 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: What's Worrying the SEC's Former Whistleblower Chief? | Uber Snags DOJ's Scott Schools | Lessons from Credit Suisse

The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to revamp its whistleblower program—there's one proposal that has the program's first director worried. Plus: What should compliance professionals take away from the Credit Suisse settlement with the SEC?
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National Law Journal

SEC, Testing Power, Wants More Discretion to Set Whistleblower Awards

The SEC voted 3-2 to push the proposal out for public comment, with the two Democratic commissioners dissenting over concerns that the changes would undercut the whistleblower program and bring improper considerations into future award decisions.
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