• posted: Feb. 27, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• New Legislation
• privilege claim

A recent court decision in Canada provided an interesting case study for whistleblower issues and post-accident investigations within businesses and organizations. Workplace accidents may result in work stop orders, prosecution, civil Read More

• posted: Feb. 23, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC whistleblower award

In the latest U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whistleblower award, an unidentified insider received $900,000 for his or her role in uncovering corporate or agency wrongdoing. According to the Read More

• posted: Feb. 20, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Miller v Department of Justice

The recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision in Miller v. Department of Justice offered some clarification as to the standard for how to determine if an Read More

• posted: Feb. 16, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower award

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced one of its latest whistleblower awards, worth more than $900,000. In this case, a whistleblower’s tip helped the SEC bring multiple Read More

• posted: Feb. 13, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• False Claims Act,  health care professionals

Two doctors will split a $2.7 million award after winning a False Claims Act lawsuit in which they claimed another physician at a nonprofit hospital in Florida was performing unnecessary Read More

• posted: Feb. 09, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• rise in whistleblower activity

On November 15, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its yearly report on the Office of the Whistleblower, created through the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. Under the program, Read More

• posted: Feb. 06, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• GAP whistleblower,  VA disclosure

Brandon Coleman, a Government Accountability Project (GAP) client who made national news when he exposed illicit practices at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, has been recognized for his role Read More

• posted: Feb. 02, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• health care professionals,  physician whistleblowers

The Corporate Whistleblower Center, an advocacy group that aims to protect whistleblowers against retaliation, is encouraging more professionals within the health care industry to come forward when they discover wrongdoing Read More