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6th Circuit: FCA Whistleblower Protections Extend to Post-Employment Retaliation

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On March 31, 2021, the Sixth Circuit addressed an issue of first impression in the circuit, holding that the False Claims Act’s (“FCA”) whistleblower protection provisions protect former employees from post-employment...more

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A Divided Ninth Circuit Extends Dodd-Frank's Anti-Retaliation Protection for Whistleblowers

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Without a bright line requirement of an SEC contact to trigger whistleblower status, employers may not learn until after termination that an employee claims to be a whistleblower. Employees often raise internal questions,...more

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Fourth Circuit Grants Review of Use of Statistical Sampling in False Claims Act Case to Prove Liability and Damages

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On September 29, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit agreed to hear on interlocutory appeal the controversial issue of reliance on statistical sampling in a whistle-blower action to prove liability...more

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District Court Holds False Claims Act Applies to Employee Allegedly Terminated for Engaging in Protected Activity Against...

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In a matter of first impression, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in Cestra v. Mylan Inc. No. 15-0873 (E.D. Pa., May 22, 2015) held that the antiretaliation provision of the False Claims Act...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending June 6, 2014)

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The SEC had mixed results in court this week. A Manhattan jury returned a verdict against the agency in a high profile and long-running insider trading case where the agency had previously obtained favorable rulings from the...more

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U.S. District Court Rules that Results of Internal Investigations Conducted in the Ordinary Course of Business are Not Privileged...

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A recent decision by a federal district court raises concerns about the ability of companies to claim privilege over the results of internal investigations. In United States ex rel. Harry Barko v. Halliburton Company, et al.,...more

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