In Their Own Words - Irizarry
Posted 11/11/14
Whistleblower Insider Blog
Whistleblower Insider is written by the Constantine Cannon law firm team of experienced qui tam and whistleblower lawyers. It is updated regularly to provide the latest whistleblower and fraud news and developments.
Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 7, 2014
Posted 11/7/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Whistleblowers say airbag manufacturer hid risk of failure – Two former employees say Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata secretly conducted tests on its airbags and found that the steel inflaters cracked, which can lead to rupture, but Takata executives ordered the technicians to delete the testing data from their computers and to throw away the evidence. NYT
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DOJ Catch of the Week – Hyundai and Kia
Posted 11/7/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to South Korea's top two automakers Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation. On Monday, the two companies agreed to pay a $100 million civil penalty to settle charges they violated the Clean Air Act by selling more than one million vehicles that will emit roughly 4.75 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in...
Protecting Public Health Service Whistleblowers -- Another Lesson from the Ebola Scare
Posted 11/6/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
There have been many invaluable take-aways from the Ebola horror that has struck so much pain and fear around the globe. But one little talked about lesson is the need to better protect those scientists on the front lines of trying to contain this deadly scourge, and who unfortunately may be battling similar outbreaks in the future. We are talking about the members of the Public...
Bio-Rad Pays Big for International Bribery Scheme
Posted 11/6/14
By Marlene Koury
Medical diagnostics and life sciences manufacturing and sales company Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has agreed to pay $55 million to settle related SEC and DOJ charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"). In the SEC matter, California-based Bio-Rad agreed to pay $40.7 million in disgorgement and prejudgment interest to resolve allegations that the company made improper payments...
California Court Follows More Expansive Take on Who Can Be an SEC Whistleblower
Posted 11/6/14
By Jason Enzler
A California federal district court ruled last week that a whistleblower is not required to report allegations of violations of the U.S. securities laws to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in order to qualify for protection under the Dodd-Frank Act. In the case of Connolly v. Wolfgang Remkes, Case No. 5:14-CV-01344 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 28, 2014), the court made that decision -- and...
Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 5, 2014
Posted 11/5/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Supreme Court appears to favor whistleblower -- During oral argument yesterday, the Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to whistleblower Robert MacLean, who was fired after blowing the whistle on the federal air marshal program. ABC News
Navy SEAL who shot Bin Laden to go public -- The man who shot Bin Laden and has given anonymous details of his story will go public.
Monthly Roundup -- October 2014
Posted 11/4/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Here is our look-back at the key whistleblower and fraud developments we have written about over the past month:
FEATURED POSTS AND COMMENTARY
This month's featured posts and commentary included: False Claims Act Scores Continue to Pile Up (here); Third Circuit Rejects Qui Tam Lawsuit On Original Source Requirement (here); Report on UNC Scandal Finds 18 Years of Academic...
Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 4, 2014
Posted 11/4/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Hyundai and Kia fined for misrepresenting fuel efficiency -- In the largest-ever penalty for a Clean Air Act violation, the Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors will pay the government a combined $300M as part of a settlement for overstating vehicle fuel-economy standards on 1.2 million cars. NYT
Bio-Rad Labs to pay $55M to settle FCPA charges -- The...