Lexington Medical Opts to Settle $17 Million Whistleblower Suit
- posted: Oct. 31, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
Lexington Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina, has settled a $17 million lawsuit with one of its former physicians, who had blown the whistle on alleged wrongdoing within the organization. As Read More
Social Security Office Employee Files Complaint with Senate Committee
- posted: Oct. 27, 2016
- Employee Rights
An openly gay employee of the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) in Orland Park, Illinois, has filed a whistleblower complaint against the agency, stating that his superiors and Read More
Former Director Blows Whistle on Higher Education Company
- posted: Oct. 24, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
A former director of a satellite college campus location in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is suing the organization, alleging wide-scale fraud. Debbi Potts says she quit her job in 2012 after she was Read More
SEC Whistleblower Chief Leaves Post
- posted: Oct. 20, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
Sean X. McKessy officially left his post as chief of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower in July. McKessy, who directed the office ever since it Read More
Whistleblower Protection Bill Blocked in the Senate
- posted: Oct. 17, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
A federal whistleblower protection bill introduced to the U.S. Senate by Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has been blocked by Minority Leader Harry Reid. The Dr. Christopher Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of Read More
Strategies for an Effective Internal Investigation
- posted: Oct. 13, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
If your business or organization is accused of wrongdoing, it’s important to have a sounds strategy in place to conduct a thorough internal investigation, responding quickly and effectively. However, these Read More
SEC Pays Out Second-Highest Whistleblower Award Ever in June
- posted: Oct. 10, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
In early June, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave out the second-highest whistleblower award since 2011, the year its whistleblower program was established after the passage of the Read More
SEC to Use Whistleblower Tips in Merrill Lynch Lawsuit
- posted: Oct. 06, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will take action against brokerage firm Merrill Lynch, claiming that an investment that declined by about 95 percent in value was marketed using Read More
Plaintiff Uses LexShares to Raise Money for Whistleblower Lawsuit
- posted: Oct. 03, 2016
- Whistleblower Litigation
An online application that assists with financing litigation has announced that the plaintiff in the case of US ex rel. Jennifer Perez v. Stericycle, Inc., et al. used its platform Read More