Whistleblower News From The Inside - February 15, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Snowden seeking to protect journalists, whistleblowers – “The whistleblower has been quietly serving as board president of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, a nonprofit that supports public-interest journalism.” CNET

Whistleblower laws could deliver multi-billion budget boost to Australia – “Top Australian-American lawyer Lesley Ann Skillen has highlighted the multibillion-dollar budget-boosting benefit of introducing US-style whistleblower protections in Australia in a submission to a government inquiry.”  The Sydney Morning Herald

Drug Wholesalers to Pay $36 Million Over West Virginia Pill Mill Claims – “Two prescription drug wholesalers – AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Cardinal Health Inc. – will pay $16 million and $20 million, respectively, to resolve West Virginia’s claims relating to their distribution of controlled substances in the state, according to Governor Earl Ray Tomblin.”  Policy and Medicine