SEC Awards $875 Million To Two Whistleblowers
The SEC Announced The Awards Of Whistleblowers. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just announced another whistleblower award. The award, in excess of $875,000, will be equally split between two individuals who provided tips and assistance to the SEC. The SEC’s whistleblower program, which was authorized by the … [Read more...] about SEC Awards $875 Million To Two Whistleblowers
DOJ Takes Part in Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Symantec
Symantec Misrepresented Discounts. The Department of Justice has decided to take part in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that software giant Symantec misrepresented discounts it gave to commercial customers and subsequently overcharged the federal and some state government, The Washington Post reports. According to the Wall … [Read more...] about DOJ Takes Part in Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Symantec
SEC Provides Strong Support for Whistleblowers
An ambitious whistleblower bounty program. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, signed into law in 2010, included an ambitious whistleblower bounty program. In the four years since the law has been in effect, the whistleblower program has proved very successful, due in large part to the support of the … [Read more...] about SEC Provides Strong Support for Whistleblowers
In DaVita Whistleblower Case, Doctor and Nurse May Receive Over $110 Million
Two whistleblowers, a doctor and nurse in Atlanta, could receive more than $110 million for exposing alleged fraud by DaVita Healthcare Partners, the largest dialysis provider in the country. According to their lawsuit, the company intentionally wasted drugs in order to receive reimbursements from the federal government. Before 2011, … [Read more...] about In DaVita Whistleblower Case, Doctor and Nurse May Receive Over $110 Million
Two Recent Court Rulings Reject Previous Court’s Interpretation of ‘Public Disclosure Bar’ in Whistleblower Lawsuits
Two recent court decisions may make it easier for whistleblowers to pursue a qui tam lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act (FCA). The rulings focus on the "public disclosure bar", a procedural hurdle that dismisses a whistleblower's case if it is “based upon the public disclosure of allegations or transactions” in specific ways, … [Read more...] about Two Recent Court Rulings Reject Previous Court’s Interpretation of ‘Public Disclosure Bar’ in Whistleblower Lawsuits
