On June 24, 2019, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, broadening the protection from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for confidential information...more
6/26/2019
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Confidential Information ,
Congressional Intent ,
Exemptions ,
FOIA ,
Food Marketing Institute v Argus Leader Media ,
Motion to Compel ,
Private Commercial or Financial Information ,
Protected Disclosures ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
SNAP Program ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Substantial-Competitive-Harm Test ,
Trade Secrets ,
USDA
On April 30, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in United State ex rel. Reed v. KeyPoint Government Solutions affirmed the dismissal of an employee’s False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower retaliation claim....more
5/15/2019
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Background Checks ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Employment Litigation ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Internal Controls ,
Internal Reporting ,
Protected Activity ,
Retaliation ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit adopted a limited, plain meaning construction of the types of reports that are protected by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s (SOX) whistleblower...more
3/4/2019
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Appeals ,
Bio-Rad Laboratories ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Reversal ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers