By Charles Toutant | March 7, 2018
A Superior Court judge in Camden has ordered the New Jersey Attorney General's office to stand by its agreement to pay $1.3 million to settle a suit by a former detective who said he suffered retribution for reporting sexual harassment.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By David L. Axelrod and Priya Roy | March 7, 2018
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court significantly narrowed the definition of a “whistleblower” under Dodd-Frank.
By Sue Reisinger | March 6, 2018
The memo referred to a recent Supreme Court ruling in "Digital Realty Trust v. Somers."
By C. Ryan Barber | March 6, 2018
Public-private litigation partnerships are "becoming more and more customary when it comes to claims that require a speciality that the counties or the cities don't have, necessarily. It seems like it's kind of a growing area,” San Francisco-based whistleblower lawyer Yosef Peretz says.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | March 5, 2018
Two lawsuits have been filed on behalf of an institutionalized mentally ill man claiming years of emotional and physical abuse by staff. The suits seek monetary damages.
By Scott Flaherty | March 1, 2018
If prosecutors have their way, ex-Akin and Justice Department lawyer Jeffrey Wertkin could spend nearly three years behind bars after plotting to sell sealed False Claims Act lawsuits.
By Thomas Zaccaro, Nicolas Morgan and Brian Kaewert | February 26, 2018
On Feb. 22, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that significantly restricts the rights of whistleblowers, but ultimately may cause headaches for the targets of their whistleblower complaints.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Wendy Schwartz | February 26, 2018
The notion that a compliance officer can also serve as a whistleblower is unsettling to many in the business world. After all, the compliance function's responsibility is to investigate and address issues so people don't have to become whistleblowers.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Richard Strassberg and William Harrington | February 22, 2018
In their Federal Civil Enforcement column, Richard Strassberg and William Harrington write: The DOJ's mixed messages on False Claims Act enforcement, reflect tension in the government ranks over proper deterrence and over-deterrence. This creates defense opportunities for companies and their lawyers caught in civil investigations.
By C. Ryan Barber | February 22, 2018
“They've been encouraging people to report internally. Now they have to think twice about that because they're essentially encouraging people to report internally and go into harm's way.”
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