UBER Faces America-wide Lawsuit over Drivers’ Independent Contractor Status &...
UBER national lawsuit? After settling the Uber driver lawsuits in California and Massachusetts, the company is up against its greatest legal challenge yet – a high profile activist driver with a...
View ArticleLorri Trosper Becomes the Voice of Uber Drivers: Trosper’s All-Driver Lawsuit
What is the secret of Uber’s success? According to Forbes’ Daniel Fisher, the company attained its $60 billion market value “by disregarding just about every law, regulation and entrenched special...
View ArticleWhistleblower Awards for Banks That Hide Fraud Losses
We are a big proponent of bank compliance officers. Finally, after decades of financial funny business, big banks are starting to pay lip service to federal anti-money laundering and compliance...
View ArticleJudge to Company – “Don’t Sue Whistleblower for Taking Documents”
Companies engaged in wrongdoing hate whistleblowers. Since 1863, Congress has provided whistleblowers powerful incentives to report fraud and misconduct. The federal False Claims Act pays...
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Wyly Ruling Shows Good Advice Can’t Shield Bad Intentions by Vidya Kauri | Link to original source (99K) Texas bankruptcy court’s ruling Tuesday that found billionaire Sam Wyly and his late brother...
View ArticleCounterfeit Chemo Drugs Lead to Qui Tam Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice settled a qui tam lawsuit with Dr. John Kiraly and his wife Rena. Dr. Kiraly is an oncologist in Lodi, California. Prosecutors say that he was importing chemotherapy...
View ArticleTrucking Co. Customer Reps Win Back Overtime
A federal judge approved a $3.6 million overtime settlement for dozens customer service representatives at Swift Transportation. The payment ends a collective action brought by the workers under the...
View ArticleWhistleblower Investigation – BiCNU – Emcure Pharmaceuticals
The FDA and Pharmaceutical Integrity Coalition report that counterfeit drugs have been detected in Europe. The drug, called BiCNU or carmustine, is used to treat several life threatening diseases...
View ArticleCome Clean or Go to Prison – Gov’t Targets Pharma Rep
Medicare fraud prosecutions usually target pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and healthcare providers. We have seen hundreds of prosecutions in recent years, everything from pharmaceutical companies...
View ArticleFrom Nursing Home King to Inmate – Anti Kickback Statute Post
This blog has devoted significant space to the house of horrors formally known as Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago. Although the criminal case dealt mostly with Medicare fraud, shocking testimony...
View ArticleTo Hell with the Victims – Whistleblower Awards Post
“To hell with the bloody victims.” That is an actual quote from a story published by the National Mortgage News. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Florida has intentionally left mortgage relief funds...
View ArticleFirst Time Workers Often Wage Theft Victims – FLSA Post
KMBC TV of Kansas City, Missouri reports that many “first time workers” in the service industry are taken advantage of by their employers. Common complaints include not being paid for all hours worked,...
View ArticleEmployee Misclassification FLSA Hit List – Wage Theft Post
The U.S. Department of Labor is cracking down on businesses that don’t properly pay their employees. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act – FLSA for short – employers must pay workers double damages if...
View ArticleFrom Chicken Nuggets to Whistleblower Award?
The federal government buys billions of dollars of goods and services each year. Private prisons, aircraft maintenance, new Coast Guard cutters and yes, chicken nuggets. Military mess halls and prison...
View ArticleBREAKING: New Info on Pilgrim’s Pride – Whistleblower Lawyer Post
Just four days ago we posted about Pilgrim’s Pride and the recall of millions of pounds of chicken nuggets. We believe that because Pilgrim’s Pride is an institutional food supplier, much of its...
View ArticleChamber Attempts to Thwart Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law
There have been several attempts to pass a Pennsylvania whistleblower law in recent years. Currently legislators in the Keystone state are grappling with a bill to establish a state False Claims Act....
View ArticleWhistleblower Opportunity – Banks that Violate AML Regs
As fraudsters, terrorist organizations and crime syndicates grow more sophisticated, whistleblowers have more opportunities to earn large cash awards. Blowing the whistle on a terrorist group won’t...
View ArticleJustice Department Eyes Eye Clinic for Medicare Fraud
A federal judge in Houston says that a Medicare fraud case against a Texas eye clinic can proceed. Outreach Diagnostic Clinic unsuccessfully argued that the government didn’t have enough facts to allow...
View ArticleSupreme Court Takes Up Breach of Seal Case – False Claims Act
A breach of seal in a False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit is a serious matter. Even an innocent breach can have dire consequences. When a person files a whistleblower complaint in federal court, the...
View ArticlePart 1 OIG Medicare Fraud 2016 Work Plan – Whistleblowers Must Read
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General has released its 2016 work plan. Because the Inspector General (OIG) is Medicare’s “top cop,” knowing what they are...
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