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Over 20 Years Standing Up For Whistleblowers In Nationwide Fraud Litigation
The news surrounding cyber security is increasingly alarming as hackers seem to breach private and municipal computer systems with impunity. In response, the Department of Justice announced a Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative that will combat emerging threats to critical...
On October 21, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it awarded nearly $200 million to a whistleblower. This is the largest award to a single whistleblower under the CFTC whistleblower program. According to the agency, the whistleblower's...
Fallen tech icon Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford at age 19 to start Theranos. She grew the medical device company to a $9 billion valuation and made herself the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire. Favorably compared to innovators like Apple,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s mission is clearly outlined in its name. But four agency whistleblowers and watchdogs have stepped forward, claiming that agency management regularly falsified analysis of new chemical compounds initially flagged by...
Whistleblowers are essential to maintaining the integrity of American businesses and reducing fraud that can cost millions of dollars. While it can be challenging to come forward, knowing that the resulting case could be stressful, the government counts on people who...
The term “qui tam” has a long history in the law. The term itself is an abbreviation of a Latin phrase meaning “to sue in the name of the king” and came to the U.S. via English common law. Essentially, it allows an individual to act on behalf of the government to end...
As we have discussed many times before in past blog posts, whistleblowers play an essential role in our society. They help protect the general public and ensure legal fairness. They often do this by reporting ethical and financial wrongdoing they witness. And, unlike...
The False Claims Act allows private parties -- often the employees of companies that contract with the government -- to file lawsuits on the government's behalf. When these whistleblowers have evidence of fraud, waste or abuse in a government contract, they can sue to...
The Department of Justice has accused Lockheed Martin Corporation, certain affiliated companies, and at least one executive of making false claims against the government and accepting kickbacks in regard to a multibillion-dollar contract. The contract was to clean up...
As drug prices rise in the U.S., some have expressed concerns that charitable payment of drug copays could be contributing to price inflation. This is because, although most patient assistance groups of this type are charities, pharmaceutical companies routinely...