• posted: Aug. 29, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• ensuring compliance with SEC guidance

When the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues a guidance impacting long-standing practices for fund advisers, it’s important that these professionals take action quickly to ensure they are in Read More

• posted: Aug. 22, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• Roger Ailes

Attorney Steve Kardell has been was cited in a recent Wall Street Journal article covering the recent issues at Fox News related to the ouster of Chairman and CEO Roger Read More

• posted: Aug. 22, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• 2016 whistleblower awards

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again ramped up the number of awards it gives out for individuals who blow the whistle on corrupt or illegal practices happening Read More

• posted: Aug. 18, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SFSU whistleblower claim

San Francisco State University recently became the subject of a whistleblower claim after it fired an employee who correctly alerted the university to potential illegal activity and the wrongful storage Read More

• posted: Aug. 15, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• OSHA whistleblower protection program

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), CSX Transportation Inc. retaliated against an employee in Selkirk, New York, who reported internal safety concerns to company management. The employee was Read More

• posted: Aug. 11, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• New Legislation
• trade secrets law

On May 11, President Obama signed the brand-new Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA). This new legislation establishes a federal trade secrets law and has the added benefit of Read More

• posted: Aug. 08, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• $60M whistleblower award,  FHA-backed mortgages

M&T Bank must pay $64 million to the federal government to resolve a whistleblower case, and at least $9.6 million of that settlement will go to a former employee from Read More

• posted: Aug. 04, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower award

The University of Oregon settled a lawsuit with a former police officer, agreeing to pay the man $1 million to bring the case to an end. A federal jury found in Read More

• posted: Aug. 01, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC whistleblower award

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced a $3.5 million whistleblower award, the first of three awards handed out within the span of a week. The whistleblower was an Read More