Whistleblower News from the Inside - December 10, 2013
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Feds approve long-awaited Volcker Rule – The newest Dodd-Frank provision will try to draw a line between everyday banking and Wall Street wheeling-dealing by, among other things, barring banks from trading for their own gain. NYT
Sysco to buy US Foods rival for $3.5B – Assuming regulatory approval, the merger will create a food distribution giant with $65B in annual revenue and greater pricing power over its broad customer base ranging from restaurants and hotels to hospitals and schools. WSJ
Lucrative payday for J&J whistleblowers – The 8 whistleblowers who brought the False Claims Act cases that led to the government’s $2.2B Risperdal settlement will each get more than $20M for their efforts. Bloomberg
Comedy is often the best cure – Check out the top 5 comedy clips on the Affordable Care Act. FierceHealthcare
The “Sorcerer’s Apprentice of implants” goes to jail for fraud – Jean-Claude Mas is sentenced to 4 years for his company’s sale of implants with silicone meant for industrial use, not humans. LA Times
Study links TV watching to brain growth in kids – But it is not the kind of increased brain volume that makes kids smarter. Washington Post