By Steve Kardell | Published June 24, 2019 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: bribed doctors and medical staff, Claimants allege serious fraud, dedicated attorney, whistleblowers, whistleblowers from the company | Comments Off on Whistleblowers Claim Pharma Company Bribed Doctors to Improve Sales Figures
Whistleblowers Claim Pharma Company Bribed Doctors to Improve Sales Figures
Mallinckrodt, a pharmaceutical company previously known as Questcor Pharmaceuticals, has the dubious distinction of prompting one of the largest drug price increases in U.S. history. The company raised the price of H.P. Acthar Gel (used to treat an infant seizure disorder) from $40 in 2000 to nearly $39,000 today — a 97,000 percent increase. Now, Read More
Read MoreTips for Whistleblowers Working in Tech
If you have any reason to believe your company is engaged in wrongdoing, such as misusing user data or various types of fraud, you can become a whistleblower by reporting the issue through the appropriate channels. Although this can be a nerve-racking responsibility to take on, it’s possible that you are the only person capable Read More
Read MoreFAA Receives at Least 4 Whistleblower Calls Regarding Boeing 737 Max
A recent report from CBS News revealed that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has received at least four calls from whistleblowers who work for aviation company Boeing about various issues related to its 737 Max jetliner, one of the company’s newest planes. Whistleblowers began making these disclosures after Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which crashed last Read More
Read MoreReport Highlights Steps Congress Could Take to Better Protect Whistleblowers
A Government Accountability Office report issued May 7 contains some recommendations on the steps Congress could take to better protect American whistleblowers from retaliation. According to the document, federal whistleblowers frequently go to members of Congress to report fraud, waste and agency-related abuse. This points to how crucial it is for Congressional staff to know Read More
Read MoreSupreme Court Decision Gives Whistleblowers More Time to File False Claims Act Lawsuits
A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court means whistleblowers will have an additional four years to file False Claims Act lawsuits in the healthcare and various other industries. The ruling, which was unanimous, came in the case of Cochise Consultancy v. U.S. ex rel. Hunt. It states that FCA claimants have three years to Read More
Read MoreNorth Carolina State Senate Unanimously Approves Additional Whistleblower Protections
The North Carolina Senate unanimously passed a bill that would protect whistleblowers in the state from retaliation. That bill, Senate Bill 127, now goes to the state House of Representatives for the next round of voting. If approved, it would catch up North Carolina with dozens of other states’ whistleblower protection laws. New law could Read More
Read MoreNovartis Whistleblower Awarded $1.5 Million in Retaliation Lawsuit
Four years ago, Min Amy Guo, a former executive with drug company Novartis, filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging wrongful termination after she raised concerns that a drug study may be a type of kickback. Now, the case has finally concluded with a jury ruling in her favor and awarding her $1.5 million. The Read More
Read MoreUniversity of Michigan Pays $300,000 to Settle Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
The University of Michigan recently agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former employer who alleged wrongful termination on the part of the school. The former employee was Amy J. Wang, who worked as an executive in technology services and the finance department. She claims she was fired after she blew Read More
Read MorePolice Dispatch Whistleblower Claims to Be Victim of Wrongful Termination
Bridget Bryden, a former dispatcher for the Santa Barbara Police Department, recently filed a lawsuit against the department, claiming she was fired in 2016 as retaliation for alerting higher-ups in the department about unsafe working conditions. Bryden claimed her firing was a result of her complaints that the qualification standards for new dispatchers to the Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Alleges Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Mishandled
In a recently filed a lawsuit in California, Jeff Werner, a former change control claims manager with the engineering company Stantec, alleges he was wrongfully terminated after discovering and reporting mandatory change order procedures were not being followed on an Oahu railway project. Werner worked on the rail from August 2016 to June 2017. While Read More
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