Whistleblower News From The Inside -- December 7, 2016
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Supreme Court upholds False Claims Act verdict against State Farm – The justices unanimously rejected an argument that a case involving fraud related to Hurricane Katrina ought to be dismissed because its existence was disclosed while the complaint was still under seal. PBS
Europe fines JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, and Credit Agricole $520 million for antitrust violations – The EU levied the penalties over charges that the three banks colluded to fix benchmark interest rates. New York Times
Whistleblower protections expanded to government contractors – Congress has approved legislation expanding whistleblower protections to include employees of government contractors. Kansas City Star
Court breathes new life into case of discharged Marine whistleblower – A federal court overturned a decision by the Marine Corps to discharge Major Jason Brezler, who allegedly used an unclassified email account to warn his fellow Marines that an Afghanistan police chief was linked to the Taliban. Fox News
Pfizer hit with $107 million fine for overcharging for its epilepsy drug – The UK claims the pharmaceutical company charged unfair prices to the government health care system for its drug, phenytoin sodium. Wall Street Journal