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Mortuary Whistleblower Awarded $4 Million After Threats, Retaliation

A judge in Birmingham, Alabama, awarded nearly $4 million to a whistleblower who was a former employee of a mortuary. Barry Taul, the former mortuary worker, reported a scheme in which Read More

Supreme Court Decision Places Limitations on the Protections for Corporate Whistleblowers

A February U.S. Supreme Court decision significantly limited the protections available for corporate whistleblowers. The court ruled in the case of Digital Realty Trust v. Somers that corporate whistleblowers are Read More

Customs Fraud a Growing Area of Whistleblower Law

Whistleblower lawsuits are on the rise across the board as would-be whistleblowers have been emboldened by more federal protections and increasingly valuable awards. A new field has suddenly jumped to Read More

Epic Systems Accused of Healthcare Fraud in Whistleblower Lawsuit

A lawsuit filed against Epic Systems, a digital health care records company based in Verona, Wisconsin, alleges the company systematically overbilled the government for Medicare and Medicaid. The lawsuit was initially Read More

California’s Napa County Works to Start a Whistleblower Program

In just the latest example of local municipalities following the lead of state and federal governments in taking whistleblower protections more seriously, Napa County in California is looking to start Read More

Centerlight Health System to Pay Nearly $60 Million in Whistleblower Billing Fraud Case

Centerlight Health System, Inc., a New York-based healthcare provider primarily serving elderly and disabled Medicaid patients, reached a new $10.3 million settlement in a case with state and federal elements Read More

Incidents of Whistleblower Retaliation on the Rise

Over the last several years, we have seen the number of whistleblowers reporting internal wrongdoing dramatically increase. However, a new survey from the Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI) also indicates Read More

Whistleblower Sues Oregon Sheriff’s Department for Harassment and Retaliation

A sergeant in a sheriff’s department in northwest Oregon who alerted authorities to the poor performance of a detective in the department filed a $1.6 million lawsuit alleging supervisors in Read More

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