Whistleblower News from the Inside - October 14, 2014
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
A Portrait of the Whistleblower as a Young Man — New documentary provides “unparalleled look at the historic moment when Ed Snowden told the world that Big Brother is watching.” Atlantic
Office of Special Counsel comes to rescue of Army whistleblower — The OSC, which protects federal whistleblowers, persuades the Merit Systems Protection Board to halt the Army’s planned termination of a civilian police officer after concluding the firing may be in retaliation for his whistleblowing activity. Washington Post
Whistleblowers take home $3.9 million in Boeing False Claims Act case — The allegations raised by the four whistleblowers led to Boeing’s agreement last week to pay $23 million to settle charges it improperly ran up the tab on maintenance work for C-17 transport aircraft. WSJ
Texas sues AstraZeneca for fraud with Seroquel drug — The state claims “AstraZeneca sales reps misled doctors and state Medicaid officials about Seroquel’s side effects, paid kickbacks to two influential state decision-makers, and promoted the powerful antipsychotic for off-label uses.” FiercePharma
Ireland to close “double Irish” tax loophole — Amid mounting international criticism of the arrangements, which save foreign companies billions of euros, Ireland’s finance minister is expected to announce the end of the tax avoidance scheme. Guardian
Whistleblower training needed for middle managers — That seemed to be the consensus by whistleblower lawyers as well as defense counsel at a recent panel on the subject. WSJ