By Steve Kardell | Published May 13, 2019 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: $1.5 million verdict to a former employee, alleged he was fired, experienced attorney, whistleblowers, Whistleblowers protected from retaliation |
Los Angeles Jury Awards Whistleblower With $1.5 Million Verdict
A jury in Los Angeles issued a $1.5 million verdict to a former employee who alleged his company retaliated against him for reporting misconduct that violated the False Claims Act (FCA), the Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act (DCWPA) and California’s whistleblower statute. The plaintiff is a former NASA Mars mission engineer who worked with ManTech Read More
Read MoreRecent College Admissions Scandal Leads to Whistleblower Hotline Reward
A recent college admissions scandal has been all over national news recently, leading to the indictment of more than 50 people nationwide — including some celebrities. In the wake of that scandal, there was a class action lawsuit filed against the University of Texas (which also fired its tennis coach), and now the creation of Read More
Read MoreIRS Reports a New Record $312 Million in Whistleblower Awards
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a report in February providing an overview of its whistleblower program in what was a record-breaking year. Whistleblowers provided information during 2018 that aided in the agency’s recovery of more than $1.44 billion throughout the year, resulting in a total of $312 million awarded to those whistleblowers. This number Read More
Read MoreSupreme Court Appears Likely to Side with Whistleblowers in Time Limit Case
Parsons Corp, a government contractor, is alleged to have increased its wealth by tricking a legally blind official. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to side against the contractor in a case that hinges on how much time whistleblowers have to file a claim. The law gives seemingly contradictory time windows in which whistleblowers Read More
Read MoreGovernment Accountability Project Files Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Kraft-Heinz Foods
The Government Accountability Project (GAP) recently filed a lawsuit against Kraft-Heinz Foods on behalf of Dr. David Glover, a former sanitation manager at the company’s poultry processing facility in Newberry, South Carolina. Dr. Glover says he discovered five million pounds of poultry products contaminated with a cleaning solution. He attempted to report the contamination internally Read More
Read MoreRepresenting Whistleblowers in Companies With Deferred Prosecution Agreements
Businesses that secure a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) from the Department of Justice should be highly motivated to honor the agreement’s terms and avoid any hint of further violations. However, it does not always work this way, and some companies continue to engage in the conduct that precipitated their legal trouble. These actions can prompt Read More
Read MoreHooters Among Latest Employers Targeted with Lawsuits over Handling of Employee Fingerprints
The Hooters chain of restaurants recently was in court recently to respond to a lawsuit alleging it violated an Illinois privacy law when it reportedly began collecting and storing employee fingerprints. Hooters’ employees use their fingerprints to check in and out of work shifts and track the amount of hours they work. However, the lawsuit Read More
Read MoreSEC Accused of Mishandling Whistleblower Claim Regarding Financial Misconduct at Deutsche Bank
The economy has come a long way since the financial crisis of the late 2000s. However, the fallout for the big banks and discussions of how the federal government should regulate them continues. One whistleblower accused a senior Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official during the financial crisis of mishandling a tip he sent in Read More
Read MoreHow to Respond if Your Company Attempts to Push You
National pharmacy chain Walgreens recently settled a pair of False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuits with the federal government for a total of $269 million. The claims involved allegations of improper billing. In the first lawsuit, Walgreens was alleged to have billed federal healthcare programs (including Medicaid and Medicare) for distributing insulin pens to hundreds of Read More
Read MoreEagle Home Mortgage Accused of Approving Unqualified Buyers
Eagle Home Mortgage, a subsidiary of Lennar, is the defendant in a new whistleblower lawsuit that alleges the lender routinely approved unqualified borrowers for mortgages, going so far as to falsify borrowers’ documents to increase the chances of approval. The suit also claims the company hid negative findings on audited loans from regulators. This latest Read More
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