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Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

Using Whistleblower Laws to Hold Polluters Accountable

Global political and business leaders have purported ambitious climate-focused goals for the decades ahead, such as eliminating landfill waste by 2030, transitioning to 100% renewable energy use by 2035, and achieving...more

King & Spalding

New AML Whistleblower Law: Making it Worth It?

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In December 2022, Congress handed would-be whistleblowers reporting money laundering and sanctions violations fresh financial incentives when it passed the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act. The Act...more

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Sanctions Award Strengthens Fight to Protect Confidential Company Records

On October 18, 2017, a federal district judge in Alaska ordered a former employee to pay nearly $170,000 of his ex-employer’s legal fees as sanction for removing nine attorney-client privileged documents prior to his...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Dialysis Provider Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit for $450 Million

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The Department of Justice and dialysis provider DaVita Healthcare Partners recently finalized a $450 million agreement settling claims that the company intentionally inflated Medicare billings. The parties had filed a joint...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense - May 2015

It’s an Absolute Privilege to Meet You! Texas Supreme Court Rules That Internal Investigation Report Provided by Shell Oil to DOJ Enjoys “Absolute Privilege” - Why it matters: On May 15, 2015, the Texas Supreme Court...more

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With Prejudice: Judge Dismisses FCA Claim and Orders Sanctions Against Attorney

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On October 16, 2014, United States Magistrate Judge Jeremiah McCarthy of the Western District of New York issued a Report and Recommendation to District Judge William Skretny in which he recommended dismissal with prejudice...more

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