Category: Whistleblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In 2011, the corporate world faced a huge shock – the Securities and Exchange Commission was ordered to create a program by Congress to allow anonymous reporting of securities violations and protection for those who reported misconduct, also known as “whistleblowing.” Whistleblowers no longer had to fear employer […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Astonishingly, even before completing discovery, or trial, one of two federal fraud suits against Omnicare has returned an unprecedented settlement, a staggering $124 million. The two qui tam suits filed against Omnicare are: United States ex rel Gale v. Omnicare, Inc., and United States ex rel Silver v. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER On January 28, 2013 Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, delivered correspondence to the Internal Revenue Service with suggestions on how to improve the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. The IRS admitted receiving numerous letters expressing sentiments that largely mirrored those raised by the Iowa senator. While […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Courts have lowered the level of proof required by employees who want to report a potential fraud or securities violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley act. The 2nd Circuit recently decided in the case of Nielsen v. AECOM Technology Corp that a new “reasonable person” standard would apply to Sarbanes-Oxley […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A federal judge recently ruled that whistleblowers do not need to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to be protected from retaliation in the workplace. This ruling is welcome news to whistleblowers who fear coming forward to expose fraud. California whistleblower and securities attorneys are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A United States Senator recently announced his plans to create a whistleblower protection caucus in the United States Senate. He announced his plans on the 25th anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act. California whistleblower and securities attorneys are glad that the senator is so enthusiastic about the whistleblower […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The manufacturer of the antifungal medication Mycamine has agreed to pay $7.3 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in 2010 by Frank Smith in a United States District court. The defendant in the case is Astellas Pharma US Inc. and allegations involve False Claims […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The federal government has joined a whistleblower lawsuit against two hospital operators. The hospital operators were accused of fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid. The healthcare industry has been the target of many false claims cases recently. Many of the whistleblower cases contain fraudulent billing allegations. Los Angeles whistleblower […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The government funds healthcare through Medicare and Medicaid. There are an abundance of whistleblower lawsuits filed that are related to the healthcare industry. The role of the government in funding part of the healthcare system has led directly to the large number of whistleblower or False Claims lawsuits. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will make another payment to the first whistleblower that got a reward.  The agency made its first reward payment to a whistleblower in 2012.  One of the provisions contained in the 2010 Dodd-Frank legislation is designed to reward whistleblowers for […]