Whistleblower News From The Inside -- November 2, 2016
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Supreme Court hears arguments on False Claims Act issue – Read an analysis of yesterday’s arguments in State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby regarding mandatory dismissals of complaints for violating seal requirements. SCOTUSblog
A case study on China’s war against bribery– GlaxoSmithKline’s takedown for bribery provides a good look at how the Chinese government is going after fraudsters. New York Times
Wells Fargo settles racketeering lawsuit for $50 million – The class action alleged that the bank overcharged customers for certain home appraisals. Los Angeles Times
Government sues Oregon Health & Science University for grant fraud – The government claims that the school violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting costs on its grant applications. Portland Business Journal
Alibaba denies report of SEC whistleblower – The Chinese e-commerce goliath rejected claims that a high-level executive is assisting the SEC in a probe of the company’s accounting practices. CNBC