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Lexington Medical Opts to Settle $17 Million Whistleblower Suit

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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