We represent victims of reverse discrimination and anti-DEI whistleblowers

• posted: Mar. 06, 2026
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblowers
• Dodd-Frank Act,  whistleblower,  Misrepresentation

Fraudulent practices in the commodity market can lead to unjust gains and losses in the millions of dollars. Given the complex nature of this fast-moving field, it can also be Read More

• posted: Jun. 01, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower,  securities law

Since its inception as part of the Dodd-Frank legislation of 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whistleblower program has collected more than $6 billion in penalties and recovered funds. Read More

• posted: Feb. 23, 2025
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblowers
• whistleblower,  NHTSA,  Auto Safety

Great advances have been made in automobile safety over the past couple of generations, but defects in manufacturing and design still frequently prompt recalls, and sometimes lead to serious accidents. Read More

• posted: Apr. 09, 2024
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower,  False Claims,  Qui tam,  fraudulent

Qui tam actions, with a name derived from a Latin phrase meaning "he who sues for the king as well as for himself," serve as a powerful tool in combatting Read More

• posted: Dec. 30, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Wrongful Termination
• whistleblower,  wrongful termination,  experienced attorney

According to a recent lawsuit filed by an ex-employee of the Grand Prairie ISD, former superintendent Susan Simpson Hull fired that employee after they told an investigator about financial wrongdoing Read More

• posted: Dec. 06, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower,  wrongful termination,  whistleblower cases,  Dallas attorney,  dismissal of claim

A federal judge recently denied a request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a whistleblower who claims an employee of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was fired because she refused to Read More

• posted: Oct. 01, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• whistleblower,  fraud settlement,  Dallas attorney

Healogics, a company based in Jacksonville, Florida, that handles the management of hospital-based wound care centers around the United States, reached a $22.5 million settlement in a case involving allegations Read More

• posted: Sep. 24, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• financial fraud,  whistleblower,  Dallas attorney,  SEC whistleblower award

The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program allows eligible whistleblowers to obtain monetary awards when providing the agency with original information about securities violations, which may include financial fraud. Read More

• posted: Sep. 20, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• whistleblower,  fraud,  fraud settlement,  Dallas attorney

A federal court recently approved a $142 million class-action lawsuit settlement for Wells Fargo after the bank was accused of opening fake accounts in customers’ names. The settlement received preliminary Read More

• posted: Sep. 06, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• employee rights,  whistleblower,  Dallas attorney

A jury in Morristown, New Jersey, recently ruled unanimously that the town’s police chief, Pete Demnitz, removed officer Keith Hudson from his position after he blew the whistle to authorities Read More

• posted: Sep. 03, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• False Claims Act,  employee rights,  whistleblower

Inchcape Shipping Services Holdings Limited and several of its subsidiaries recently agreed to pay $20 million to settle False Claims Act violation allegations. The company and its subsidiaries were accused Read More

• posted: Aug. 30, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Whistleblower Protection Act,  whistleblower,  whistleblower award

A jury in Sonoma County awarded $1.1 million to a whistleblower in a case against the Hanna Boys Center, ruling the whistleblower had been wrongfully terminated for raising his concerns Read More

• posted: Aug. 27, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• employee rights,  whistleblower protection,  whistleblower

Over the last year and a half, there have been numerous reports about employees of federal agencies not being allowed to use specific words when preparing documents for Congress or Read More

• posted: Aug. 23, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower,  whistleblower lawsuit,  whistleblower award

A former partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner stands accused of encouraging a client to hide information from the Federal Trade Commission revealing that his cybersecurity firm revealed patient data Read More

• posted: Aug. 20, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower,  Dallas attorney,  discrimination in the workplace

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held a meeting June 12 in Washington, D.C. to get feedback from stakeholders in the trucking and railroad industries about whistleblower laws Read More

• posted: Aug. 16, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower,  Dallas attorney,  cybersecurity

Recent guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as cases involving the agency and a Supreme Court ruling on whistleblower protections, have shown just how seriously Read More