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• posted: Feb. 25, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• health care safety,  unsafe conditions

A former safety manager sued MultiCare and The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, alleging MultiCare retaliated against him illegally after he blew the whistles on unsafe and Read More

• posted: Feb. 15, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Securities Exchange Commission,  whistleblower award,  SEC award

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced an award of more than $6 million to be shared by a pair of whistleblowers who provided the agency with information Read More

• posted: Feb. 11, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• financial fraud,  SEC rules violations,  corporate fraud

A new rule interpretation announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission has created concern among whistleblowers, who believe it could weaken incentives for whistleblowers to come forward with information about Read More

• posted: Jan. 28, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• employer retaliation,  whistleblower complaint

Trisa Crutcher, an employee of a Fort Worth Police Crime Laboratory, recently filed a whistleblower complaint alleging a variety of violations at the lab that could result in negative impacts Read More

• posted: Jan. 18, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Securities and Exchange Commission,  SEC whistleblower award

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a pair of new whistleblower awards at the start of November, both going to individuals who assisted the commission with their investigations Read More

• posted: Dec. 28, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• healthcare fraud,  kickback scheme

Wheeling Hospital in West Virginia recently agreed to pay $50 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower case alleging improper kickbacks and payments to doctors that were directed Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• AIG,  corporate fraud

An ex-attorney for American International Group (AIG) filed a federal lawsuit claiming AIG fired him after he formally complained about fraudulent activity surrounding an effort to create a separate legal Read More

• posted: Dec. 17, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• HIPPA

Potential whistleblowers in a medical setting should be familiar with HIPAA and its implications if they are to establish a viable case that does not violate the rights of other Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• eeoc,  race discrimination

Presbyterian Healthcare Services, a healthcare organization that operates Lincoln County Medical Center and its emergency services unit in New Mexico, paid $150,000 and provided other relief to settle a race Read More

• posted: Nov. 26, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• employer retaliation,  covid,  covid-19,  workplace safety

Katrina Bryant, a former worker at a construction site for a new Amazon warehouse in Boardman, Oregon, alleges she was the victim of wrongful termination after she raised concerns to Read More

• posted: Nov. 23, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• SEC,  Securities and Exchange Commission,  SEC whistleblower award

In July, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $3.8 million award to a whistleblower who assisted the commission by providing crucial information during an ongoing investigation into Read More

• posted: Nov. 16, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• company policies,  compliance

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a wide range of potential risks to employers beyond just exposure to the virus. There has been a significant increase in whistleblowing activity surrounding Read More

• posted: Nov. 02, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower settlement,  Medicaid Fraud,  Medicare Fraud

The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) announced over the summer it would agree to pay $57 million to settle a whistleblower claim filed by a former executive in Read More

• posted: Oct. 22, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• stock options

Jason Cagle, the former CFO of United Surgical Partners International (a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare in Dallas), filed a lawsuit against his former employer alleging whistleblower retaliation. Cagle had worked for Read More

• posted: Oct. 19, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• exposing wrongdoing,  SEC whistleblower award,  securities fraud

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission announced an award of $125,000 in June to a whistleblower who went through the SEC’s whistleblower program to report wrongdoing. According to SEC Read More

• posted: Oct. 15, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• TSA,  TSA Whistleblower,  covid-19

A whistleblower who works for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) alleged the TSA failed to implement appropriate early safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite repeated pleas from employees. As Read More