Whistleblower Law Blog
Whistle-blower and False Claims Act cases in the news as well as items about Employment Law Group lawyers.
Author: The Employment Law Group is located in Washington, D.C. It also authors Unpaid Overtime Blog, Workplace Discrimination Blog, USERRA Rights Blog and Executive Counsel Blog.
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Recent Posts from Whistleblower Law Blog
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Ninth Circuit Confirms the Broad Scope of Protected Conduct Under SOX
On August 13, 2009, the Ninth Circuit issued a key decision on the scope of protected conduct under the whistleblower provision of the Sarbanes Oxley Act, rejecting the district court’s holding that SOX whistleblowers must…
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Boeing Company Settles False Claims Act Suit for $2 Million
The Boeing Company has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve claims that the company overbilled the government from 2002 to 2005 for work done at a San Antonio Plant. According to the suit, brought…
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Contra Costa Times Publishes Article About Whistleblower Suit Against Pittsburg School District
In an article titled, “Whistle-blower suit filed against Pittsburg school district,” Contra Costa Times reports about Tim Galli’s whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against the Pittsburg school district. Tim Galli, a 35-year educator and former Pittsburg High…
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California Governor Signs into Law New Electronic Discovery Act
On June 29, 2009, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law California’s Electronic Discovery Act. The new law, which became effective on June 29, 2009, establishes new procedures for parties requesting production to obtain discovery…
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Compliance Week Quotes Scott Oswald on High Profile SOX Decision
In an article titled, “Recent Court Decision Clarifies Whistleblower Law,” Compliance Week reports about the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Van Asdale v. International Game Technology about the scope of the whistleblower retaliation provision of…
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The Employment Law Group® Law Firm Publishes Column on Seminal SOX Decision
Today, Law360 published a column by principals R. Scott Oswald and Jason Zuckerman of The Employment Law Group® law firm on the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Van Asdale v. International Game Technology. The column…
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Whistleblower Suit Against Student Loan Companies Unsealed in Federal District Court
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia today unsealed a lawsuit against a number of student loan companies, including Nelnet, Inc and Sallie Mae, filed on behalf of the United States…
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D.C. District Court Rejects Employer’s Attempt to Carve New Loopholes Into Whistleblower Protection Statutes
Affirming a jury’s finding that Mohammed Kakeh, a Controller for the United Planning Organization (“UPO”) was terminated for his refusal to engage in fraudulent billing and for providing information to the Office of Inspector General,…
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D.C. Whistleblower Wins Verdict Against UDC at Trial
On October 6, 2009, a jury in the District of Columbia decided in favor of D.C. Whistleblower Colin Browne in the case of Browne v. University of District of Columbia. In the suit, Colin Browne…
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Whistleblower Speaks to ABC2 News About His Warnings on Aircraft Safety Issues Before Medevac
In an interview with ABC2 News, whistleblower Pete Peterson speaks about the crash of Trooper 2 that led to four deaths last year. Peterson was the Maryland State Police (”MSP”) Pilot who wrote the whistleblower…