• posted: Oct. 29, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• $45 Million Award

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently awarded a group of whistleblowers more than $45 million for helping the agency identify fraudulent activity. Representatives of the CFTC said that this extraordinarily Read More

• posted: Oct. 25, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• whistleblowers,  fraud,  Dallas attorney

Endo Pharmaceuticals recently settled a lawsuit with the state of Texas to the tune of $13.5 million, resolving allegations that the company engaged in illegal marketing practices for its drug Read More

• posted: Oct. 22, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• fraud,  fraud settlement,  Dallas attorney

William Beaumont Hospital, a hospital based in the Detroit area, agreed to pay $84.5 million to settle claims under the False Claims Act. The hospital was accused of having improper Read More

• posted: Oct. 18, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• whistleblower lawsuit,  Dallas attorney,  whistleblower award,  whistleblower settlement

A now-closed hospital in Los Angeles filed a lawsuit against its insurance provider, alleging a denial of coverage to the facility while the hospital was publicly criticized for alleged illegal Read More

• posted: Oct. 15, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• $1.1 Million Maritime Whistleblower Award

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (ARB) decided to uphold a $1.1 million whistleblower award issued to a ship captain who lost his job after reporting safety violations Read More

• posted: Oct. 11, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• employer violation

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently ruled that Harley-Davidson Motor Co. should have allowed the International Association of Machinists (IAM) to engage in bargaining negotiations before the company offered Read More

• posted: Oct. 08, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• employee rights,  Dallas attorney,  workplace harassment

The age of #MeToo has shed light on just how important it is for businesses and organizations to plan out robust harassment reporting and investigation policies and to be proactive Read More

• posted: Oct. 04, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Dallas attorney,  SEC whistleblower award,  whistleblower award

The federal government has done an excellent job of incentivizing whistleblowers to come forward with information about securities laws violations in recent years, thanks to the numerous protections it has Read More

• posted: Oct. 01, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• whistleblower,  fraud settlement,  Dallas attorney

Healogics, a company based in Jacksonville, Florida, that handles the management of hospital-based wound care centers around the United States, reached a $22.5 million settlement in a case involving allegations Read More