By Steve Kardell | Published December 10, 2018 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: Dallas attorney, whistleblower claim, whistleblower protections, whistleblowers |
City of Cleveland to Pay $425,000 to Settle Whistleblower Claim
The City of Cleveland will pay a $425,000 settlement in response to a whistleblower claim filed by an employee at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. According to Abdul Malik-Ali, the whistleblower in the case, leadership at the airport retaliated against him when he brought safety concerns about the airport to the federal government. In addition to Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Reveals Local Pediatric Dental Chain in Washington Reuses Disposable Utensils, Tools
A former employee of Smiles 4 Kids, a Washington-based pediatric dental chain, filed a whistleblower complaint accusing the company of reusing disposable dental tools. As a result, the Washington State Dental Quality Assurance Commission is now investigating the organization. The whistleblower was Lisa Walker, a former office manager at the Smiles 4 Kids building in Read More
Read MoreJudge Rules Report from Whistleblower on Psychiatric Care in Prison Can Be Made Public
A federal judge in Sacramento recently ruled against the state of California’s push to keep private a whistleblower report about psychiatric care in the state’s prisons. As a result, much of the 160-page document is now available for public review. Judge Kimberly J. Mueller issued the order Thursday, October 25, telling legal counsel they must Read More
Read MoreNewly Amended Regulations Expand Available Whistleblower Protections
Once enacted, the new Treasury Laws Amendment will extend protections afforded to whistleblowers in the financial, credit and corporate sectors. This legislation will apply to any reports made by whistleblowers on or after July 1, 2018. Under the current rules, a person only qualifies for whistleblower protection if he or she meets criteria such as: Read More
Read MoreTips Whistleblowers Should Know for Their Own Protection
Blowing the whistle on corporate wrongdoing is a heroic act that takes a lot of guts. While today there are more protections against retaliation and termination afforded to whistleblowers than ever, it is still important for whistleblowers to know what they can do to protect themselves if they do decide to come forward with their Read More
Read MoreEndo Will Pay $13 Million to Settle Case Alleging Illegal Marketing Practices
Endo Pharmaceuticals recently settled a lawsuit with the state of Texas to the tune of $13.5 million, resolving allegations that the company engaged in illegal marketing practices for its drug Lidoderm. The lawsuit claimed Endo purposefully misrepresented the approved uses, safety and efficacy of the drug when marketing it to the Texas Medicaid program. This Read More
Read MoreJudge Throws Out Trade Secret Theft Claims Based on Whistleblower Immunity
In what is believed to be a first-time occurrence under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, a U.S. District Judge tossed out claims against a person accused of stealing trade secrets based on the DTSA’s rules for immunity for confidential disclosures to attorneys while investigating suspected legal violations. Under the DTSA, trade secret disclosures made in Read More
Read MoreWhistleblowers Who File Late May Not Receive Awards
A pair of recent victories by defendants in False Claims Act lawsuits demonstrates the importance of speaking up quickly for whistleblowers who wish to share in fraud enforcement action recoveries. Two companies, PharMerica and Biotronik, both came out victorious in FCA lawsuits filed by whistleblowers that contained somewhat overlapping allegations with previously filed FCA lawsuits. Read More
Read MoreNavy Fired Whistleblower After Reports of Fuel Safety Risks
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 jet fuel that was found to degrade aircraft engines and cause flameouts. The whistleblower was fired June 8, which just happened to be the same Read More
Read MoreRecent Whistleblower Case Shows Potential for Reduction in Monetary Awards
On February 28, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a whistleblower 20 percent of the sanctions paid in association with an enforcement action brought forth as a result of unique information provided by that whistleblower. In this case, the SEC clarified that the whistleblower’s own culpability in some of the securities violations at Read More
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