• posted: Jul. 05, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Jackson Public Schools in Michigan,  nlawfully retaliation,  on-the-job injury,  Whistleblower Claim Against School District,  Whistleblowers’ Protection Act

Pennie Davis, a longtime teacher for Jackson Public Schools in Michigan, won a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged the district retaliated against her when she talked to police rather than letting Read More

• posted: Jul. 02, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• $5.7 Million Settlement,  aware of wrongdoing,  Police Vest Whistleblower

According to the Justice Department, a Michigan college professor who alerted the government to defective material in police vests will receive $5.7 million. The award is just one part of a Read More

• posted: Jun. 28, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Awarded $4 Million After Threats,  Mortuary Whistleblower

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

• posted: Jun. 25, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• 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

• posted: Jun. 21, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• Customs Fraud,  whistleblower law: customs fraud

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

• posted: Jun. 18, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• Epic develops medical records software,  overbilled for Medicare and Medicaid

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

• posted: Jun. 14, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Napa County

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

• posted: Jun. 11, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• Centerlight Health System,  Whistleblower Billing Fraud Case,  Wrongdoing included false claims

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

• posted: Jun. 07, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Ethics and Compliance Initiative

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

• posted: Jun. 04, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Harassment and Retaliation,  isolated incident,  Whistleblower Litigation

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

• posted: May 31, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• First ‘Safe Harbor’ Ruling,  SEC Awards Whistleblower

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a new whistleblower award of more than $2.2 million, the first award from the agency to be paid out under the Read More

• posted: May 28, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• Med Health Services Inc.,  Plaintiff alleges wrongdoing

A woman in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, claims her supervisors at Med Health Services Inc. in Monroeville illegally retaliated against her after she raised concerns about illegal activity in the workplace Read More

• posted: May 24, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation
• hair salon in Kennett Square,  Pennsylvania

The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against a hair salon in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, claiming the business owners terminated an employee because her husband reported workplace safety and Read More

• posted: May 21, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Cambridge Analytica,  international infamy

Christopher Wylie rose to sudden international infamy when he blew the whistle on Cambridge Analytica’s alleged stealing of the data of more than 50 million Facebook users. Now, Wylie says Read More

• posted: May 17, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• Medicare Fraud,  uncover instances of fraud,  Whistleblowers are Critical

During a recent interview with the AARP, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Medicare fraud must be taken as seriously as the war on drugs in this country. That’s saying Read More

• posted: May 14, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• $1.7 Million Award,  Takata case,  Takata Whistleblowers

Three former employees of Takata Corp. will share a $1.7 million award after giving information to authorities that alerted them to the risks of the much-publicized deadly airbag inflators. Those Read More