Whistleblower News From The Inside -- February 7, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to face campaign fraud trial — Sarkozy, who led the country between 2007 and 2012, will stand trial over allegedly breaking spending limits to fund his failed 2012 presidential campaign. CNN

Ousted Bio-Rad GC wins whistleblower case — A federal jury has sided with former Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. general counsel Sandy Wadler in his whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against the company, awarding him $2.9 million in back pay and stock compensation and $5 million for punitive damages. Recorder

If Trump wants law and order, he should rethink cutting regulation — “President Trump won the election in part because he convinced the American people that he would be ‘the law and order’ president. Alas, if he insists on a lighter regulatory touch, he may become the ‘law and disorder’ president.” Hill