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Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Tread Carefully: District of Utah Grants Motion For Attorneys’ Fees After Unsupported FCA Claim

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On February 3, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah granted a motion for attorneys’ fees against Plaintiff Kelly Sorenson (“Sorenson”), finding that the claims Sorenson asserted against his former employer...more

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SCOTUS Slams Door On Attempt To Expand Retaliation Law

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Yesterday’s decision is good news for employers. It limits the ability of disgruntled former employees to seek whistleblower protection under the Dodd-Frank Act, and means there is one fewer weapon out there to be used...more

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Frivolous Whistleblower Claim Yields Stiff Sanctions

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The New Jersey Appellate Division recently upheld sanctions of more than $191,000 to Sunhillo Corporation (Company) in connection with its defense of claims under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, Fulton...more

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Employer Antiretaliation Liability to Employees that Blow the Whistle against Former, Unrelated employers?

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Does the False Claims Act’s antiretaliation provision, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(h)(1), apply to an “employer that fire[s] an employee after discovering that the employee was a whistleblower and relator in an ongoing qui tam action...more

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