By Steve Kardell | Published January 16, 2020 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: $1 Million in Whistleblower Action, dead-end reassignment, Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act (DCWPA), whistleblower, whistleblower lawyer | Comments Off on Former Employee of Raytheon Awarded $1 Million in Whistleblower Action
Former Employee of Raytheon Awarded $1 Million in Whistleblower Action
A jury in Colorado recently awarded a former engineer at Raytheon $43,000 in back pay plus $1 million in damages in a Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act (DCWPA) case. The whistleblower, Bruce Casias, worked as a lead test engineer for Raytheon on the company’s contract with the United States Air Force. Raytheon was developing a Read More
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Department of Health and Human Services Accuses Hospital in Vermont of Unlawfully Forcing Nurse to Participate in Abortion
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s (HHS) Office for Civil Rights recently accused the University of Vermont Medical Center of violating federal law by forcing a nurse to participate in an elective abortion. According to office director Roger Severino, UVMC scheduled the nurse to be a part of the procedure despite having previously Read More
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SEC Charges Former Executives of Outcome Health with Fraud
A trio of former executives of Outcome Health were charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of engaging in a fraudulent scheme to raise about $500 million for the company from investors. Charged were CEO Rishi Shah, CFO Brad Purdy and President Shradha Agarwal. Outcome had already agreed to a $70 million settlement with Read More
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CFTC Releases Its Annual Enforcement Report
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently released its Division of Enforcement’s annual report for fiscal year 2019. This, the second annual report, overviews the prosecution efforts the division took throughout the last year to combat commodities fraud, manipulative behavior and misappropriation of confidential information. Some of the highlights of the report include Read More
Read MoreMallinckrodt Will Pay $15 Million to Settle Whistleblower Suit
Mallinckrodt, a pharmaceutical company, recently agreed to pay more than $15 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (its former name) paid illegal kickbacks to doctors in the forms of entertainment and dinners to encourage them to prescribe the company’s H.P. Acthar Gel. The alleged wrongdoing occurred between 2009 through 2013. The lawsuit Read More
Read MoreFalse Claims Act Case Against PharMerica Corp. Will Proceed Thanks to Federal Judge Ruling
A False Claims Act case alleging PharMerica Corp. defrauded Medicare and Medaid by billing for prescriptions that had illegally altered dosages will continue, thanks to a recent ruling by a federal judge in Pennsylvania. Judge Cynthia M. Rufe denied the firm’s attempt to dismiss the allegations that it submitted false claims for federal reimbursements for Read More
Read MoreGrand Prairie ISD Whistleblower Files Lawsuit After Wrongful Termination
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 in the district. The lawsuit was filed in July, but first became public knowledge in late November. Case background The lawsuit alleges the district hid Read More
Read MoreFormer Teacher Partially Granted Appeal in Lawsuit Against Williamson County School District
Melanie Lemon, a former teacher for Williamson County Schools in Tennessee, was granted a partial appeal by the state’s Court of Appeals regarding a lawsuit that had been previously dismissed in which she claimed the district forced her to resign after she was “bullied” by administrators. Lemon’s claims included wrongful termination, breach of contract, infliction Read More
Read MoreSteps to Take if You Become a Victim of Wrongful Termination
Being the victim of a wrongful termination can make you understandably, angry, sad, frustrated or any combination thereof. When you are dealing with a wrongful termination situation, here are some steps you should take. Keep your cool: It can be very, very tempting to lash out against your former employer or seek some form of Read More
Read MoreHouse Passes PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act
On September 24, the House of Representatives passed the PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019. If the Act were to go into law, it would establish a new whistleblower reward program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board modeled after the highly successful SEC whistleblower program. It would also enact new protections for whistleblowers against Read More
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