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Corporate Counsel

Ex-State Government GC Alleges Age, Gender Discrimination and Retaliatory Firing

Claudia Conner, who is over 60 and worked for Oklahoma state agencies for decades, says she got the ax after reporting to HR that a vendor made inappropriate remarks to employees.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Reason Behind the Failed Whistleblower Suit Over Pollutants in the Hudson River

"Despite having knowledge of these allegations, no government agency has ever taken any adverse action against New York Waterway. That, as much as anything, establishes that the allegations lack merit," said New York Waterway lawyer Jennifer Mara.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

How Forensic Accountants Can Assist in Healthcare Fraud Litigation Matters

Forensic Accountants can make or break a case in healthcare fraud litigation matters. Involving a forensic accountant in FCA matters is critical as they are able to analyze vast amounts of data and identify patterns and irregularities and summarize the data in a manner that is both understandable and supportable.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lawyers Whom Paxton Fired Have a Request: Let us Have Our Day in Court

"If funding approval is not achieved this session, OAG says the case should remain abated until the 89th Legislature considers it in 2025. And if that Legislature refuses to approve ... the abatement should remain in place until the following session. And so on in perpetuity," according to the motion to lift the abatement order.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC's Activision Smackdown Over 'Risk Factors' Reverberating Through Legal Departments

The agency found that when the video-game maker identified employee hiring and retention as a risk, that triggered a requirement that it put controls in place to assess the volume and nature of workplace complaints.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Turning the Tables on DOJ: Individual Defendants Wield Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Against the Government

A high-profile case brought by DOJ's FCPA unit illustrates the messy reality of how DOJ's corporate enforcement policies intersect with individual prosecutions.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Sharp Increase in Asian-American Discrimination Cases Leads to Dedicated Practice Group

Growing racial biases against Asian-Americans has led to 'skyrocketing' caseloads for Sanford Heisler, which is pushing to expand its Asian-American litigation practice group.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Internal Investigations Remain Crucial Before Self-Reporting Corporate Malfeasance Under Revised DOJ Policy

The Justice Department recently released a revised Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) to expound upon the potential benefits bestowed on companies that self-report white-collar crime. The Department's announcement appears to be framed as an olive branch to further encourage corporations to voluntarily disclose potential malfeasance to the government, but at what risk?
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Without Fear of Consequence': University of Miami Sued Over Alleged Discrimination

"It is a professionally devastating turn of events for one of the nation's leading surgeons, who happens to be a Latina," said David Sanford, chairman of Sanford Heisler Sharp.
3 minute read

Law.com

Labcorp Reaches $19M Settlement in 10-Year Qui Tam Lawsuit Alleging 'Blood-for-Money' Health Care Fraud

Pittsburgh-based law firm Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Basick & Raspanti announced that two whistleblowers from Florence, South Carolina, have settled their 10-year qui tam nonintervened lawsuit against Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp) for $19 million.
4 minute read

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