Top-10 FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) Settlements for 2014
Posted 01/5/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Here is our look-back at the top-10 FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) settlements for 2014.
10. Bruker Corp. -- The Massachusetts-based manufacturer of scientific instruments agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle charges of providing non-business related travel and improper payments to various Chinese government officials in an effort to win business there. Click here...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Here is our look-back at the top-10 whistleblower law decisions for 2014.
10. SOX Whistleblower Reach -- What it takes to make out a whistleblower retaliation claim under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act got a little clearer thanks to the Second Circuit decision in Nielsen v. AECOM Technology Corp. There, the Court wrestled with exactly what kind of complaint a whistleblower needs to...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Here is our look-back at the top-10 whistleblower developments for 2014.
10. IRS Whistleblowers -- The IRS issued final rules designed to improve and expand the reach of its whistleblower program. Given the program’s somewhat lackluster results to date, change was certainly needed. But only time will tell whether these rules go far enough.
9. CFTC...