Whistleblower News From The Inside — November 30, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Flint family alleges retaliation by the Navy for speaking out on lead crisis – A Navy sailor claims he is being retaliated against for the activism work done by his wife to expose the water problem in Flint, Michigan.  CNN

Interview with Johnson & Johnson whistleblower Melayna Lokosky – The whistleblower whose case led to the conviction of two former executives at Johnson & Johnson as well as an $18 million Falls Claims Act settlement shares her experience.  Corporate Crime Reporter

Deputy Attorney General Yates speaks at the International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – Here are her remarks at the conference’s 33rd annual meeting.  DOJ

False Claims Act lawsuit against PharMerica dismissed – A lawsuit alleging that one of the nation’s largest long-term care pharmacies was engaged in a kickback scheme was thrown out on a finding that the plaintiff, who based his claims upon public documents, did not have personal knowledge of the alleged fraud.  New Jersey Law Journal

Florida settles prison whistleblower lawsuits for $800,000 – Several whistleblowers alleged that the state’s department of corrections abused inmates and attempted to cover-up the abuses and silence the whistleblowers.  Bradenton Herald