By C. Ryan Barber | June 28, 2017
The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's whistleblower office defended broad anti-retaliation protections for corporate insiders on Wednesday, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider when employees are entitled to those safeguards under the Dodd-Frank Act.
By C. Ryan Barber | June 26, 2017
Federal appellate courts have struggled recently over exactly when a corporate insider becomes a whistleblower who's entitled to the Dodd-Frank Act's protections against retaliation. The U.S. Supreme Court's now jumping into the fray to resolve tension among the lower courts. The justices agreed Monday to take up the case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
By Charles Toutant | June 26, 2017
A former corporation counsel for Newark has claimed in a whistleblower suit that he was fired after objecting to terms of a deal between the city and a developer.
By Max Mitchell | June 23, 2017
In a ruling that placed on pause an 11-year-old whistleblower suit against Pfizer, a federal judge has granted an immediate appeal on three issues that weigh into unsettled areas of law related to the False Claims Act.
By Michael Booth | June 16, 2017
The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether Princeton-based Heartland Payment Systems will be allowed to collect more than $2 million in counsel fees after it successfully fought an ex-employee's whistleblower and breach-of-contract lawsuit.
By Ross Todd | June 16, 2017
Officials at the Department of Justice announced the settlement with the Kennett Square, Pennsylvania-based nursing home and rehabilitation therapy company Friday morning.
By Cogan Schneier | June 12, 2017
Other nominees include offices in Alabama, Oklahoma, Ohio and Utah.
By Sue Reisinger | June 12, 2017
Plaintiffs firms and corporate defense firms have been adding whistleblower law experts as the number of suits proliferates along with the number of state and federal laws that have been enacted allowing qui tam claims.
By Richard D. Owens and Douglas K. Yatter | June 12, 2017
New CFTC amendments represent the latest development in the ever-evolving landscape of regulatory programs designed to encourage whistleblowers to report financial misconduct. Take a look at an overview of the CFTC's program and the key amendments, as well as their potential impact on market participants.
By Jonathan Marcus and David Meister | June 8, 2017
Jonathan Marcus and David Meister write that to date, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued three whistleblower awards, only one of which was for a substantial amount. Recent changes seek to incentivize more whistleblowers to come forward by enhancing anti-retaliation protections and expanding the eligibility requirements.
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