By Riley Brennan | November 17, 2023
Justice C. Haley Bunn authored the majority opinion, while Justices John A. Hutchison wrote the dissenting opinion, joined by William R. Wooton, which argued that Jarrell's allegations "bear the hallmarks of an internal whistleblower claim and should have been allowed to proceed into the discovery phase for development."
By Maydeen Merino | November 15, 2023
"The investing public benefits from the Division of Enforcement's work as a cop on the beat," SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.
By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press | October 31, 2023
Kelli Williams, a former construction manager for Atlanta-based Southern Co., filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the company and its subsidiary Mississippi Power Co. in 2018. That lawsuit, unsealed Monday, alleges that the two firms defrauded the U.S. Department of Energy and state regulators in a failed quest to build a $7.5 billion power plant.
By ALM Staff | October 27, 2023
The NLJ takes the pulse of litigation departments in top law firms in our nation's capital.
By Chris O'Malley | October 24, 2023
The agency unleashed a $10 million civil fine in one recent case, and went after a private company for the first time in another.
By ALM Staff | October 18, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By Everett Catts | October 16, 2023
"I feel proud that we were able to obtain it for Dr. [Niles] Rosen and the American taxpayers, but I believe that it could have been more had he not had to deal with the advisory opinion that was issued very late in the case and shortly before trial, which directly impacted our claims," said plaintiff attorney Brandon Peak of Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell in Columbus, Ga.
By Trudy Knockless | October 16, 2023
"We're seeing a very aggressive stance in this administration, where penalties that the SEC is assessing now really aren't tied to precedent, and they're much larger than they've been in the past," said Kelly Gibson, a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
By Jimmy Hoover | October 10, 2023
Who bears the burden of proof for an allegedly retaliatory firing: the employer or the former employee?
By Ellen Bardash | September 18, 2023
The lawsuit seeks a declaration that the IRS was negligent and violated the Privacy Act by disclosing Biden's tax details as well as $1,000 in damages for every unauthorized disclosure
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