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Whistleblower News From The Inside - January 20, 2015

Posted 01/20/15

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Animal mistreatment at US research lab? -- A NYT investigation shows research and testing by the US Meat Animal Research Center to increase meat production is coming “at a steep cost to the center’s animals, which have been subjected to illness, pain and premature death, over many years.” NYT 11^th Circuit dismiss whistleblower case against Humana -- The Court upheld the...

In Their Own Words - Keen

Posted 01/20/15

-- “They pay tons of attention to increasing animal production, and just a pebble-sized concern to animal welfare.”

James Keen, a scientist and veterinarian who worked at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center for 24 years, in connection with the New York Times investigation finding the Center’s work in increasing meat production has “come at a steep cost to the center’s animals, which have been subjected to...

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Whistleblower News From The Inside - January 16, 2015

Posted 01/16/15

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Whistleblower says VA destroyed records, retaliated -- Whistleblower alleges staff at the VA’s Cleveland medical center destroyed records regarding the death of a patient to avoid unwanted publicity, then punished her and put her under surveillance after she revealed lapses in the patient’s care. Washington Times Defense contractor pleads guilty to bribery and fraud-- The...

AfriLeaks -- A New, Secure Website for Whistleblowers in Africa

Posted 01/15/15

By Marlene Koury AfriLeaks is a new whistleblower website aimed at safely connecting whistleblowers with investigative journalists to expose corruption and human rights abuses in Africa. It was developed in partnership with Italy’s Hermes Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights and the Africa Network of Centers for Investigative Journalism and is run by an alliance of African news organizations –...

Tagged in: Human Rights, International Whistleblowers,

In Their Own Words - Fourth Circuit decision in United States v. Triple Canopy, Inc.

Posted 01/15/15

-- “The Government’s decision to pay a contractor for providing base security in an active combat zone would be influenced by knowledge that the guards could not, for lack of a better term, shoot straight."

From the Fourth Circuit decision in United States v. Triple Canopy, Inc. reversing the district court’s dismissal of the government’s False Claims Act case against Triple Canopy for allegedly billing the...

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Fourth Circuit Embraces Expansive View of False Claims Act Fraud and Materiality In Triple Canopy Ruling

Posted 01/15/15

By Gordon Schnell Another circuit court decision giving a properly expansive view of what it takes to make out a fraud claim under the False Claims Act. This one from the Fourth Circuit in United States v. Triple Canopy, Inc.. Before the Court were two key questions. One, whether a defense contractor's claim for payment still could be false when there was nothing false on the face of the invoice. And two,...

Tagged in: Certifications, Contract Non-Compliance, Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Materiality, FCA Pleading,

Whistleblower News From The Inside - January 14, 2015

Posted 01/14/15

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team SEC settles whistleblower complaint against BATS Global Markets Inc. -- The company agreed to pay $14 million to resolve charges that two exchanges it acquired last year did not accurately describe order types to customers. MarketWatch Supreme Court hears False Claims Act oral argument -- A transcript of the oral argument heard by the Court yesterday in U.S. ex rel. Carter...

Whistleblower News From The Inside - January 13, 2015

Posted 01/13/15

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team S&P nears $1B settlement with DOJ over inflated ratings – The giant bond ratings company is apparently close to settling charges of misleading investors about its ratings of mortgage-backed securities before the subprime crisis. NYT DOJ will not call NYT reporter to testify at CIA whistleblower trial -- The DOJ wanted James Risen to testify at the trial of Jeffrey Sterling, a...

In Their Own Words - Risen

Posted 01/13/15

-- “THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS GOES BEYOND JIM RISEN. IT AFFECTS JOURNALISTS EVERYWHERE. JOURNALISTS NEED TO BE ABLE TO UPHOLD THAT CONFIDENTIALITY IN ORDER TO DO THEIR JOBS.”

Attorney for NYT reporter James Risen on the Justice Department’s decision not to call Risen to testify at the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling who is charged with providing Risen details about a botched US operation in Iran...

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In Their Own Words - Tykulsker

Posted 01/9/15

-- “THE CORPORATE ASSAULT ON THE PUBLIC’S WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS IS PART OF A BROADER ATTACK BY WALL STREET AND BIG CORPORATIONS TO UNDERMINE OR REPEAL WELL-ESTABLISHED SAFEGUARDS FOR OUR SAFETY AND HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND FINANCIAL SECURITY.”

David Tykulsker, general counsel of the New Jersey Work Environment Council, on the New Jersey Supreme Court’s pending decision on whether to effectively gut...

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