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Whistleblower News From The Inside — June 2, 2016

Posted 06/2/16

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Nashville drug testing lab and physician settle FCA case for $9.35M – A federal investigation of a whistleblower complaint against a Tennessee drug testing laboratory and physician yielded a settlement under which the company and its former owner and CEO Jonathan Oppenheimer will pay more than $9.3M to settle allegations Oppenheimer traded patient referrals for free computer...

In Their Own Words — Mizer

Posted 06/1/16

--“Contractors are expected to deal fairly with federal agencies when receiving taxpayer funds. . . . we will take action against those who knowingly fail to live up to the terms of their government contracts.”

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Mizer, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division, commenting on the government’s False Claims Act settlement with Deloitte Consulting.

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Whistleblower News From The Inside — June 1, 2016

Posted 06/1/16

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Supreme Court will take on Hurricane Katrina whistleblower case – The Court is expected to rule on whether a False Claims Act case should be dismissed when the relator (plaintiff) violates the requirement that the complaint be kept under seal. Reuters Republicans seek FDA clarification on off-label uses – Representatives Fred Upton (MI) and Joe Pitts (PA) have asked the...

In Their Own Words — Holder

Posted 05/31/16

-- "WE CAN CERTAINLY ARGUE ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH SNOWDEN DID WHAT HE DID, BUT I THINK THAT HE ACTUALLY PERFORMED A PUBLIC SERVICE BY RAISING THE DEBATE THAT WE ENGAGED IN AND BY THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE."

Former US Attorney Eric Holder on former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Click here for more.

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Whistleblower News From The Inside — May 31, 2016

Posted 05/31/16

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Former US Attorney Eric Holder says Snowden performed a public service -- Holder says the former NSA whistleblower "performed a 'public service' by setting off a national debate over global surveillance, but that the fugitive must still face the 'consequences' for leaking classified information. CSM Senate investigation finds "systemic" failures at VA watchdog -- "A...

DOJ Catch of the Week -- Prime Healthcare

Posted 05/27/16

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to Prime Healthcare Services. On Wednesday, the Justice Department announced its decision to intervene in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act against Prime, its founder and CEO Dr. Prem Reddy, and 14 Prime hospitals in California. The government alleges that at Dr. Reddy's direction, these...

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In Their Own Words — Saugy

Posted 05/27/16

--The “weak link is the person who receives the samples...The weakness is perhaps based on how big the proposed envelope (bribe) is."

Martial Saugy, the head of the anti-doping laboratory where Olympic samples are kept, discussing sample switching in the laboratory. Click here for more.

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Whistleblower News From The Inside — May 27, 2016

Posted 05/27/16

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Swiss anti-doping chief backs Russian whistleblower -- The head of the Lausanne's anti-doping laboratory where Olympic samples are kept, Martial Saugy, said Russian doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov would have no reason to lie. Yahoo Big smack down on McDonalds -- French police have searched McDonald's headquarters outside Paris after a probe was opened for...

In Their Own Words — Kerr

Posted 05/26/16

-- “This ruling is a warning to other states that PETA will challenge 'ag-gag' laws, we will win, and it will be costly for the state.”

Jeffrey Kerr, general counsel of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), on a recent ruling ordering Idaho to pay nearly $250,000 to cover the animal rights group’s legal fees following a suit that challenged a rule criminalizing whistleblowing investigations of the...

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Whistleblower News From The Inside — May 26, 2016

Posted 05/26/16

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Bank of America penalty thrown out, but whistleblower keeps $58M reward – Ed O’Donnell, the whistleblower whose tip led to a $1.27 billion fine levied on Bank of America for its high-speed mortgage selling scheme, will keep his $58 million reward, despite an appellate ruling reversing the bank’s penalty. Wall Street Journal New York pharmacist pleads guilty to Medicare,...

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