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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 - August 5, 2014

				
Posted  08/5/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Tale of two whistleblowers -- Two whistleblower-related stories that came out last week provide stark contrast as to the right way and wrong way for companies to handle whistleblower complaints.  WSJ

Community Health Systems to pay $98M -- The country’s largest operator of acute care hospitals has agreed to the payment to settle multiple whistleblower lawsuits alleging it...				 
				 				
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Whistleblower News from the Inside - August 1, 2014

				
Posted  08/1/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Hewlett-Packard settles False Claims Act allegations for $32.5M — The government charged the company with overcharging the U.S. Postal Service for almost a decade.  DOJ


SEC whistleblower receives $400K for tip — But perhaps the bigger story is the SEC could have denied the whistleblower any money but waived a requirement in order to award the bounty. WSJ


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DOJ Catch of the Week – Vascular Solutions

				
Posted  08/1/14
								

				 
								 				By the   C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team 

This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to Vascular Solutions Inc (VSI).  On Monday, the Minneapolis-based medical device maker agreed to pay $520,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by marketing a product for sealing veins without FDA approval.  Specifically, the government charged that VSI marketed and sold its "Vari-Lase...				 
				 					 

						
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“Modest” Changes, or All-Out Assault on the False Claims Act?

				
Posted  07/31/14
								

				 
								 				By Jason Enzler

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing yesterday with the innocuous title “Oversight of the False Claims Act.” At issue was a set of proposed changes to the law offered by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (“ILR”). According to an ILR representative’s testimony, the amendments would be “modest” and focused on correcting “flaws” and improving the “effectiveness”...				 
				 					 

						
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UK Continues to Say No to US-Styled Whistleblower Rewards

				
Posted  07/31/14
								

				 
								 				By Gordon Schnell

It was only two months ago that the United Kingdom first made official its absolute rejection of US-styled whistleblower rewards. It came out of the response by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills to the “Call for Evidence” it put out last year soliciting comments on how to improve the country’s burgeoning whistleblower system. See UK Rejects Whistleblower Rewards. One of the key...				 
				 					 

						
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Whistleblower News from the Inside - July 29, 2014

				
Posted  07/29/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Flood of SEC whistleblower complaints continues -- According to SEC Whistleblower Chief Sean McKessy, a "critical mass" of tips will soon yield more investigations, fines and bounties: "We're getting close to the sweet spot."  WSJ

Lloyds Banking Group to pay $380M for LIBOR rate-fixing -- The British lender is the latest big bank to admit criminal wrongdoing by its employees in...				 
				 				
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Whistleblower News from the Inside - July 25, 2014

				
Posted  07/25/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Judge orders SEC to turn over whistleblower tip to defense attorneys –  The agency normally shields this information from disclosure to protect whistleblowers.  Wall Street Journal

Morgan Stanley settles mortgage-backed securities allegations for $275 million – The settlement with the SEC over charges the bank mislead investors is the latest in a string of similar deals...				 
				 				
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DOJ Catch Of The Week -- Infirmary Health System Inc.

				
Posted  07/25/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to Infirmary Health System Inc. On Monday, the Alabama-based hospital system, along with two affiliated clinics and Diagnostic Physicians Group (DPG), agreed to pay $24.5 million to resolve government allegations they violated the False Claims Act. Specifically, the government charged the group with violating the...				 
				 					 

						
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Unlocking the Mystery Behind the Government's Terrorist Watch List

				
Posted  07/24/14
								

				 
								 				By Jason Enzler

For over a decade, the government has kept secret how it decides who should be included in the terrorist watch list system.  That all changed yesterday when The Intercept, an internet publication created by a group of intrepid journalists, published a 166 page set of guidelines, which finally unlocks the mystery behind how the government tries to catalogue suspected terrorists.  The contents are...				 
				 				
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