By Marianna Wharry | July 24, 2024
In a post on social media, Jennifer Shahade said U.S. Chess "has thus far ignored my lawyers follow-ups on their own mediation offer." She also said her legal team anticipates that U.S. Chess will attempt to take the case out of New Jersey and move it to a state more beneficial to the defendants.
By Marianna Wharry | July 18, 2024
"As a victim and whistleblower, I am fighting back against campaigns to silence me and retaliate against me for speaking up about sexual violence in chess," said Jennifer Shahade, a two-time national women's chess champion and women chess grand master. "It's been my lifelong mission for women and girls to thrive in this game. I have fought many battles on the chess board and the poker table but this fight for a better chess world is the most important one."
By Peter Kirwan | July 18, 2024
"The new WPP is likely to increase the reporting of corporate criminal conduct by individuals involved in intellectual property theft," writes retired Superior Court Judge Peter Kirwan.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By David R. Chase and Scott Silver | July 17, 2024
The position that short sellers should be denied the benefits of their critically important whistleblowing efforts is short-sighted and contrary to the notions of our capitalistic markets. Moreover, it will serve only to disincentive a vital constituency of the SEC Whistleblower Program, which, in turn, will degrade the effectiveness of the SEC's enforcement program.
By Kat Black | July 1, 2024
The suit, originally filed in November 2021, consolidated two separate whistleblower retaliation complaints brought by Dr. Jeannie Lochhead and Dr. Michele Nelson, both former faculty members at UC Riverside's Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. The case, which alleged that the UC Regents violated the California Whistleblower Protection Act, went to trial on May 17.
By Kat Black | June 21, 2024
The plaintiffs sought more than $500 million from Sutter Health over allegations of insurance fraud, which Judge Stephen D. Kaus rejected.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Jonathan Fahey, Jonathan P. Lienhard and Oliver Roberts | June 11, 2024
The DOJ has created new incentives for employee, or anyone, to report criminal misconduct allegedly committed by companies and their agents. Given their often laxer internal reporting structures and higher employee turnover rates, startup companies should pay particularly close attention to this new DOJ development to best mitigate legal risks.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By David R. Chase and Scott Silver | May 15, 2024
In this article, we discuss the elements of what makes a compelling SEC Whistleblower Tip, such that it is likely to be investigated by the SEC's Enforcement Division resulting in an enforcement action, substantial monetary penalties and ultimately payment of a financial bounty to our whistleblower client.
By Adolfo Pesquera | May 9, 2024
Michael Maeker's complaint cites numerous examples of how he was allegedly pressured, and how he resisted upper management's alleged demands that he convince certain wealthy clients to change their position.
By Abigail Adcox | May 1, 2024
Former SEC official Christina Zaroulis Milnor will help launch a new boutique in D.C.
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