• posted: Nov. 27, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Culpable whistleblowers,  SEC whistleblower claim

In late July, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it would pay $1.7 million to a whistleblower who provided important information to the agency. This was despite the fact Read More

• posted: Nov. 23, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• 12 healthcare fraud-related convictions,  Medicare Fraud Scheme,  Medistat Group Associates PA

A Texas doctor who was at the center of a $374 million Medicare fraud scheme, the largest in the history of the United States, was recently sentenced to 35 years Read More

• posted: Nov. 20, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco,  Auto Loans

Wells Fargo is once again the subject of public criticism not even a year after its major fake account scandal. This time, the subject is how the company issues automotive Read More

• posted: Nov. 16, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Celgene Corporation,  provided sufficient evidence,  Thalomid and Fevlimid

Celgene Corporation, a biotech company based in New Jersey, will pay out $280 million to settle claims that it cited uses not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Read More

• posted: Nov. 13, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,  Federal Housing Administration,  PHH Corp

A whistleblower recently received $9.4 million for the role she played in identifying misconduct at PHH Corp, a mortgage lender based in New Jersey. The corporation will be responsible for Read More

• posted: Nov. 09, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC whistleblower awards,  whistleblower payments

In late July, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials announced there were two more cases in which the regulator handed out whistleblower awards, totaling $4.2 million for the two whistleblowers. Read More

• posted: Nov. 06, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Revised Whistleblower Complaint Form,  whistleblower protection rules

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a newly revised version of its Whistleblower Complaint Form. This form can be accessed online at the OSHA website. OSHA administers Read More

• posted: Nov. 02, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Employees protected against retaliation,  policy of transparency,  Whistleblowers Imperative

Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton recently said, “Transparency and accountability are bedrock principles in maintaining trust in state government.” It is a nod to the importance of Read More

• posted: Oct. 30, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• ETF Trades,  WFG Investments

A former representative from WFG Investments, Inc., agreed to a court decision that he be barred from the securities industry as penalty for recommending trades in particularly risky, nontraditional exchange-traded Read More

• posted: Oct. 26, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Changing standards,  mixed motive standard,  motivating factor

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently determined that for an employee to be able to advance a viable retaliation claim under the Family and Medical Leave Read More

• posted: Oct. 23, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• disability discrimination,  Grinnell Regional Medical Center

A hospital employee who filed a lawsuit alleging age and disability discrimination and employer retaliation was awarded $4.45 million. He filed the suit against his former employer, Grinnell Regional Medical Read More

• posted: Oct. 19, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• FCA claims,  Medicaid,  misclassified EpiPen

Sanofi-Aventis, a large pharmaceutical company, was awarded $38.7 million for its role in bringing a $465 million False Claims Act case against Mylan. The company settled amid allegations that it Read More

• posted: Oct. 16, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• compensation for the wrongdoing,  Honeywell International,  protections to whistleblowers

A former employee has filed a lawsuit against Honeywell International, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Morris Plains, New Jersey. She is alleging fraud, breach of contract and discrimination. In the Read More

• posted: Oct. 12, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Island Health and RMCP Investigate,  losing sleep,  throwing up

A woman who was hired to take care of a senior citizen from Nanaimo may have used that opportunity to steal his money, according to the 93-year-old man she was Read More

• posted: Oct. 09, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy is under fire for terminating a civilian whistleblower who reportedly discovered life-threatening risks to pilots and others due to the improper testing of aircraft fueling equipment and Read More

• posted: Oct. 05, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower lawsuits,  wrongful termination,  whistleblower claims,  whistleblower retaliation

The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled a whistleblower retaliation claim filed by a lab quality technician at a Springfield, Minnesota, facility run by MAT Holdings, Inc. would Read More