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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 - October 3, 2014

Posted  10/3/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team U.N. whistleblower protections "officially inoperative" -- GAP Executive Director Bea Edwards says the United Nations has failed to secure adequate whistleblower protection for the institution’s truth-tellers, stating that whistleblower safeguards “are now officially inoperative.” GAP Infosys whistleblower files another lawsuit --  The man who triggered a U.S....

Monthly Roundup -- September 2014

Posted  10/3/14
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 Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC agreed to pay $56.5 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act through improper marketing and promotion of several drugs used to treat attention...

DOJ Catch of the Week -- CVS Caremark

Posted  10/3/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company Caremark LLC.  Last Friday, it agreed to pay $6 million to settle charges of failing to reimburse Medicaid for prescription drug costs that should have been paid for by Caremark-administered private health plans.  Caremark is operated by CVS Caremark Corporation, one of the...

Are Women More Likely Than Men to be a Whistleblower?

Posted  10/2/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team No one can truly predict if they ever would be a whistleblower. It most likely would depend on the circumstances -- the misconduct at issue; the perpetrator; who it harms; the timing; the work environment; the potential repercussions; the risk of retaliation; etc. You can take our whistleblower test and get some sense of whether you may be predisposed to "say something if you...

Whistleblower News from the Inside - October 1, 2014

Posted  10/1/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Lawmakers back whistleblowers in the Supreme Court -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers filed a brief in the Supreme Court supporting a former air marshal's whistleblower case.  Wall Street Journal Medicaid fraud case against Caremark settles for $6 million-- The qui tam whistleblower suit alleged that the company overcharged Medicaid for prescriptions for more than a decade. 

Whistleblower Spotlight -- Marine Whistleblower Franz Gayl

Posted  10/1/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's "Whistleblower Spotlight" falls on US Marine Corps civilian scientist and retired Marine Officer Franz Gayl.  He is the Marine Corps insider who in 2006 sounded the alarm on the military's failure to protect US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with appropriate armored vehicles.  While stationed in Iraq, he saw first-hand the casualties being suffered from roadside...

Whistleblower News from the Inside - September 30, 2014

Posted  09/30/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Redemption for VA whistleblowers with settlement of retaliation claims — The Office of Special Counsel helped three whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans Affairs settle whistleblower retaliation claims relating to their disclosures of mismanagement at the Phoenix VA Medical Center, with at least two of the whistleblower receiving promotions.  Washington Post Three...

Whistleblower News from the Inside - September 26, 2014

Posted  09/26/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Marine whistleblower vindicated after seven year fight -- the Marine Corps whistleblower who called out his service for not protecting its troops in Iraq with armored vehicles has reached a settlement with the Marines that allows him to keep his job and to help develop guidelines for those who raise concerns about internal wrongdoing.  USA Today US Attorney General Eric Holder...

DOJ Catch of the Week -- Shire Pharmaceuticals

Posted  09/26/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC.  On Wednesday, the Wayne, Pennsylvania based drug maker agreed to pay $56.5 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act through improper marketing and promotion of several drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ulcerative colitis.  See DOJ...

Complaint Against FDA for Whistleblower Retaliation Rejected

Posted  09/25/14
By Jason Enzler A complaint alleging the FDA engaged in whistleblower retaliation was dismissed by a federal court this week, but the case may be far from over.  The lawsuit, filed by six current and former FDA scientists and doctors, alleged that the agency retaliated against the whistleblowers after they raised concerns over the safety and approval process of medical devices.  The D.C. District Court tossed the...
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