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The Legal Intelligencer

Evidence of 'Unpleaded Claims' Allowed in False Claims Act Case

A federal judge won't bar mention of allegations in a False Claims Act kickback case against a medical center that did not appear in a whistleblower's complaint.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC's Whistleblower Chief Says Companies Heed Call Not to Silence Tipsters

Jane Norberg, the head of the SEC's whistleblower office, said the corporate world is getting the hint and not using severance agreements to stifle would-be tipsters. “The good news is that I have seen some improvement in this area,” Norberg said Thursday at a securities conference in Washington. The “message is out there” that severance agreements cannot include terms preventing employees from contacting regulators, she added.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

D.C. Judge Nixes Kasowitz' $90B Whistleblower Suit Against Chemical Giants

The firm Kasowitz Benson Torres brought the lawsuit under the False Claims Act against various chemical companies, including BASF and Dow Chemical, but a D.C. judge said the firm's legal theory failed.
21 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Grant & Eisenhofer Lawyer Blasts Claims He Stole Whistleblower Client

Reuben Guttman is seeking dismissal or summary judgment, saying the lawsuit merely rehashes old claims and is an attempt to sully his reputation.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Veteran DC Whistleblower Lawyer Says She Reps 'Good Guy' in Weinstein Scandal

Debra Katz, counsel to longtime Weinstein executive, calls sex scandal a "tipping point."
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Suit Against UnitedHealth is Tossed by Federal Judge, but DOJ Gets Second Shot

A federal judge has dismissed the U.S. government's lawsuit alleging that UnitedHealth Group Inc. violated the False Claims Act by receiving inflated payments based on inaccurate information about the health status of Medicare beneficiaries in California. But he gave the government until Friday to amend the complaint.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorneys as Whistleblowers

In their Labor Relations column, David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins discuss recent decisions addressing what happens when an attorney uses confidential information to blow the whistle on a current or former client, and examine key considerations governing attorney conduct in whistleblower cases.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

PepsiCo's Ex-GC Did Not File Retaliation Complaint Against Her Company, Source Says

Forner Pepsico GC Maura Smith was subpoenaed by the SEC to discuss her severance agreement, but she did not initiate an SEC probe of the company, according to a source close to the investigation.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

False Claims Act Cases Are Piled Up at SCOTUS: What to Watch

Here's a snapshot of a handful of pending FCA cases and a significant, but different type of whistleblower issue under the Dodd-Frank Act that the justices have already agreed to decide.
17 minute read

National Law Journal

False Claims Act Cases Are Piled Up at SCOTUS: What to Watch

Legal fees, pleading requirements and disputes over timing—the False Claims Act is providing the U.S. Supreme Court with myriad issues as companies and whistleblowers pitch the justices on cases to take for the new term. Time will tell if the justices are willing to bite. Here's a snapshot of several pending petitions.
5 minute read

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