District Court Decides to Reject SOX Claim on Several Grounds
- posted: Apr. 28, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a ruling in Hill v. Komatsu America Corp. that involved the dismissal of a Sarbanes-Oxley Act retaliation claim on Read More
Will the Supreme Court Finally Settle Arguments over Whistleblower Protections?
- posted: Apr. 25, 2016
- New Legislation
There’s a chance that the scope of the whistleblower protections outlined in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 could be analyzed and determined by the Read More
Whistleblower Fights for $1.4 Billion FCA Claim Against AT&T to Continue
- posted: Apr. 21, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
In the face of a bid for a dismissal, a government contractor for the city of Los Angeles is fighting to have his False Claims Act suit worth $1.4 billion Read More
Walmart Must Pay $31 Million in Whistleblower Retaliation Case
- posted: Apr. 18, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
A New Hampshire federal jury recently hit Walmart with penalties upwards of $31 million for incidents of gender bias and illegal retaliation against a former pharmacist for the company who Read More
OSHA Sides with Truck Driver in Whistleblower Case in New York
- posted: Apr. 14, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
A truck driver has received a $45,000 award after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) determined the company that employed him violated a variety of Read More
CFTC Awards Whistleblower with Record $10 Million
- posted: Apr. 12, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
On April 4, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) awarded a whistleblower with more than $10 million. This is just the third whistleblower award the CFTC has approved since its Read More
Origin Energy Employees Volunteer as Witnesses in Whistleblower Case
- posted: Apr. 11, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
A former employee of Origin Energy has filed a whistleblower claim against the Australian company, alleging it organized a cover-up of some extremely serious compliance failures at many of its Read More
CFTC Launches New Website for Whistleblower Program
- posted: Apr. 07, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently launched a brand-new website for the agency’s whistleblower program at www.whistleblower.gov. The new website offers a better interface for informing the general public Read More
MetroHealth Whistleblower Claims to Have Been Victim of Retaliation
- posted: Apr. 04, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
The director of an internal audit at MetroHealth in Ohio recently claimed two of the organization’s vice presidents and one employee’s relative had received free Botox injections and various other Read More