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By Riley Brennan | September 17, 2024
"Protected activity only needs to implicate 'a reasonable belief' that 'a violation is likely to happen,'" U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley for the District of Massachusetts said. "Given his background and the factual circumstances, Wirth had enough information to sufficiently plead that he reasonably believed a violation of SOX was likely to happen."
By Mason Lawlor | September 11, 2024
"The evidence at summary judgment establishes that Hitt engaged in protected activity by refusing to work during the lightning storm and refusing to operate at speeds he considered unsafe and that he suffered an adverse action by being terminated. But there is no evidence that these actions were a contributing factor to CSX's decision to terminate him," Judge Andrew L. Brasher wrote.
By Jonathan New, Patrick Campbell and Sydney Park | September 11, 2024
By incentivizing individuals to report misconduct through its Whistleblower Pilot Program, the DOJ has expanded its arsenal and the means by which it can identify misconduct. So wrongdoers beware — although this is not the Old West, everybody loves a good bounty.
By Andrew Wirmani and Allison Cook | September 9, 2024
"The Department of Justice recently announced a three-year pilot program that uses financial rewards to encourage whistleblowers to report corporate misconduct," write Andrew Wirmani and Allison Cook of Reese Marketos.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward T. Kang | August 30, 2024
As an initial matter, the government's refusal to intervene in an FCA action does not strip a relator of his Article III standing in bringing an FCA action when the relator does not suffer an injury in fact. Qui tam actions present a "well-established exception" to the traditional Article III analysis.
By Mark Ramos | August 13, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is urging a Leon County circuit judge to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former Florida Department of Law Enforcement chief of staff who contends he was forced to step down after reporting wrongdoing.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Nicholas J. Pappas and Elena Modl | August 7, 2024
"Ensure that employment policies include clearly defined channels of communication which allow employees to raise concerns," write Nicholas J. Pappas and Elena Modl.
National Law Journal | Analysis
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | August 5, 2024
Having 120 days to self-report corporate wrongdoing for a nonprosecution agreement "puts pressure on companies," Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer partner Jane Norberg said. "This puts pressure on doing internal investigations quickly."
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."
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