• posted: Sep. 09, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• awarded a whistleblower more than $4.5 million,  reviewing allegations,  sanctions are greater than $1 million

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently awarded a whistleblower more than $4.5 million after a tip the individual provided resulted in an employer reviewing allegations in an internal Read More

• posted: Sep. 05, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• $21.57 million settlement

Informatica, a provider of cloud and data services, recently agreed to pay a $21.57 million settlement in a case that alleged the company overcharged the government by providing false or Read More

• posted: Sep. 02, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Civil Rights Act of 1964

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a lawsuit against O’Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc. (DBA O’Reilly Auto Parts), alleging the company routinely subjected female employees at a store Read More

• posted: Aug. 29, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• $1 billion for prescription drugs,  embroiled in a legal battle,  federal judge

A federal judge has denied a request by Aetna to drop a whistleblower lawsuit against CVS Caremark that alleges the company overbilled Medicare to the tune of more than $1 Read More

• posted: Aug. 26, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a brand-new whistleblower award worth approximately $1.5 million would be paid out to a whistleblower who filed a claim through the agency’s whistleblower Read More

• posted: Aug. 22, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• efficient and fair,  the most common problems or issues

The timeliness and efficiency of internal investigations performed by human resources professionals are crucial to help companies act appropriately when they face allegations of wrongdoing. In addition, establishing an efficient Read More

• posted: Aug. 19, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• insurance fraud

A pair of former executives with Southport Lane, L.P., a private equity investment holding company that specializes in managing investment portfolios for insurance companies, were charged with participating in a Read More

• posted: Aug. 15, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Idaho Department of Labor,  misconduct on the part of your employer,  whistleblower lawsuit to the tune of $500000

The state of Idaho recently settled a whistleblower lawsuit to the tune of $500,000, stopping the case before it reached federal court. The suit was filed by James Cryer, a former Read More

• posted: Aug. 12, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Michigan’s Whistleblower Protection Act. In 2016,  Wrongful termination a serious issue

The water crisis in Flint has been national news for the last several years, and one legal battle surrounding the crisis recently came to a head with a jury siding Read More

• posted: Aug. 08, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• have information to report to the SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) whistleblower program gives would-be tipsters an opportunity to earn a significant amount of money for reporting unique and actionable information on fraud and Read More

• posted: Aug. 05, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• $312 million in total IRS awards in 2018,  IRS Whistleblower Office,  role in revealing this information,  Tax-Related Whistleblower Awards

The Director of the IRS Whistleblower Office recently released the annual report for the agency’s whistleblower program, which included an announcement that the IRS collected $1.441 billion in penalties, interest Read More

• posted: Aug. 01, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• $1.5 Million Whistleblower Award,  likely to give larger awards

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced it gave a whistleblower award of $1.5 million to a whistleblower, recognizing that individual’s contribution of significant evidence to the CFTC after first Read More

• posted: Jul. 29, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• $50 million award,  allegedly hid information,  SEC’s whistleblower program

A pair of whistleblowers shared in a $50 million award from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for providing unique information that helped the agency bring an end to misconduct Read More

• posted: Jul. 25, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• awarded $2 million to a neurosurgeon,  Plaintiff exposed possible conflicts of interest

A jury in Orange County, California, recently awarded $2 million to a neurosurgeon from the University of California-Irvine who alleged that the university system’s Board of Regents and the former Read More

• posted: Jul. 22, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• fired from the foundry,  received $40

A whistleblower recently received $40,000 from a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The award compensated him for lost wages and pain and suffering Read More

• posted: Jul. 18, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• 282 whistleblower tips,  5,  compel the SEC,  Delays now commonplace

A whistleblower who produced information leading to a corruption case against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is asking a federal court to intervene in the matter, arguing the U.S. Securities and Read More