Whistleblower Law Insights

The Supreme Court’s decision this week in Digital Realty Trust Inc. v. Somers to limit Dodd-Frank whistleblower protections not only hurts whistleblowers, but their employers as well, according to two...

The California False Claims Act, the oldest state false claims “qui tam” statute modeled on the federal False Claims Act, has shown once again its strength and efficacy in rooting out wrongdoing, this...

Whistleblowers have once again proven to be the government’s strongest weapon in the fight against fraud. Of the $3.7 billion recovered by the federal government in fiscal year 2017 through False Claims...

A whistleblower case that settled last week reinforced an important principle for holding government contractors accountable under the False Claims Act for fraud. Government contractors that request payment...

An amicus brief filed this week in the Supreme Court case, Digital Realty Trust Inc. v. Paul Somers, argues that the whistleblower protections outlined in the Dodd-Frank Act should apply to all whistleblowers,...

In an effort to combat corruption, Namibia President Hage Geingob signed the Whistleblower Protection Act into law last week. The multifaceted law is an attempt to reduce the corruption that has plagued...

A federal appeals court gave whistleblower cases an important boost this month when it revived a False Claims Act case against Wells Fargo and its affiliates, reversing its own decision to kill the case...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a Nevada company could not use an arbitration agreement it required an employee to sign when she applied for a job to prevent a False Claims Act...

Halliburton’s $29.2 million settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission last week stemmed from a decision by an anonymous whistleblower to report to the company a scheme to secure lucrative...

A recent appeals court decision cleared a legal path for future whistleblower cases seeking to ensure that drugs paid for by the government comply with important safety regulations that protect patients....