• posted: Mar. 31, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• whistleblower awards,  SEC,  Securities and Exchange Commission

On February 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a pair of proposed changes to some of the rules that govern the agency’s successful whistleblower program. The proposed amendments are Read More

• posted: Mar. 29, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower awards,  SEC,  securities fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $600,000 whistleblower award on Tuesday, February 22 to an individual who voluntarily submitted unique, credible information to the agency that led Read More

• posted: Mar. 24, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Graft and Corruption,  Fraud
• healthcare fraud,  kickback scheme,  racketeering

A doctor in Baltimore County, Maryland will spend eight months in federal prison and another with supervision upon release after he was involved with in a kickback scheme to prescribe Read More

• posted: Mar. 22, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• False Claims Act,  Medicaid Fraud,  Medicare Fraud

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a settlement with Milwaukee-based chain Hayat Pharmacy for $2.05 over allegations the pharmacy made false claims to Medicaid and Medicare for Read More

• posted: Mar. 17, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
• corruption trial,  Hawaii Department of Public Safety,  internal affair investigation

A former deputy sheriff recently filed a lawsuit against Hawaii’s Department of Public Safety, claiming he was a victim of wrongful termination. The whistleblower, Tommy Cayetano, claimed former DPS Director Nolan Read More

• posted: Mar. 15, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• settlement,  healthcare fraud,  medicare false claims

Brockton Urology Clinic LLC in North Easton, Massachusetts recently agreed to pay $100,000 to settle claims it submitted false claims to Medicare in violation of federal law. The case is yet Read More

• posted: Mar. 10, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• employer retaliation,  sexual abuse,  cover up

San Jose State University (SJSU) recently agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging a coverup of sexual abuse allegations. The claimant was a whistleblower who targeted the suit against the university Read More

• posted: Mar. 03, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights
• Age Discrimination,  ADEA

In late 2018, ProPublica and the Urban Institute released studies that indicated more than half of older American workers were pushed out of their jobs before they were ready to Read More

• posted: Mar. 01, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Securities Exchange Commission,  SEC whistleblower award,  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

On January 6, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) handed down its first whistleblower award of the year, a sizable $13 million pot to a whistleblower who provided the Read More