• posted: Mar. 30, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• federal financial fraud

2022 was a big year for federal financial fraud whistleblower actions. Some of the country’s biggest financial institutions were targeted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Justice Read More

• posted: Mar. 28, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• do-not-impede rule

2022 saw the government focus on whistleblower actions. From major settlements to expansions of whistleblower law, here are some of the major developments we saw in the previous year: Uber whistleblower: Read More

• posted: Mar. 23, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  New Legislation
• AMLWIA

Congress recently included the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act as part of the omnibus budget, which President Biden has signed into law. This new Act includes measures to expand enforcement Read More

• posted: Mar. 21, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• Biogen,  Medi-Cal

Government enforcement agencies spent 2022 investigating claims of healthcare fraud, thanks to whistleblowers. The government recovered billions of dollars from healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies and more. Most of the cases below Read More

• posted: Mar. 16, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• California Public Utilities Commission

A whistleblower case against the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) wrapped up in November 2022. The former, fired CPUC executive director is seeking up to $4.8 million for reporting “fiscal Read More

• posted: Mar. 14, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
• reinstatement

Last November, the Sixth Circuit revived a former Fiat Chrysler employee’s suit. The employee claimed that he was fired for taking off time from work, in order to manage his Read More

• posted: Mar. 09, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Covid-19
• settlement,  covid-19,  layoffs

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a lot of layoffs, including those at Scribe Opco Inc., also known as the Koozie Group. 212 employees from the Florida and Minnesota plants were Read More

• posted: Mar. 07, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation

A former Chicken of the Sea employee has filed a complaint in Georgia federal court, alleging that she was fired from her HR position when she questioned misappropriation of ERISA-governed Read More

• posted: Mar. 02, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• healthcare fraud,  kickback scheme,  Anti-Kickback Statute

A doctor and a healthcare facility have agreed to pay more than $2.6 million to settle False Claims Act allegations. They were accused of improperly billing both state and federal Read More