In Their Own Words - Markey
Posted 12/3/14
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.
Monthly Roundup -- November 2014
Posted 12/2/14
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: DOJ Reports Continued Surge in False Claims Act Recoveries Prompted by Whistleblowers (here); SEC Releases Whistleblower Report for 2014: The Best Year Yet (here); Fifth Circuit Rules...
Whistleblower News from the Inside - December 2, 2014
Posted 12/2/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Car seat maker under investigation for delayed reporting of defect -- Federal safety regulators open investigation into whether Graco Children’s Products delayed reporting a safety defect that eventually led to the nation’s largest recall of children’s car seats. NYT
Maricopa County Community College District settles whistleblower suit -- The operator of community...
In Their Own Words - Carlee
Posted 12/2/14
-- “I will not tolerate retaliation against an employee who makes such a report, and the city cannot afford to have employees second guess whether or not to make such a report.”
From Charlotte, North Carolina City Manager Ron Carlee on his decision to hire an independent third party to investigate an allegation the city fired a fire department investigator for complaining about what she believed to be unhealthy...In Their Own Words - Henning
Posted 12/1/14
-- “WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN, ONE OF THE WORST THINGS TO BE KNOWN AS WAS A TATTLETALE. BUT AS GROWN-UPS, DISCLOSING SECRETS THAT GET OTHERS IN TROUBLE GOES BY A MORE FAVORABLE NICKNAME: WHISTLEBLOWER.”
From Peter J. Henning, Wayne State University Law School professor, in his New York Times piece today titled Tattletales Embraced as Whistleblower Programs Gain Support.In Their Own Words - Mersiades
Posted 11/26/14
-- “IT TAKES A TOLL FINANCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. IN A RELATIVELY SMALL COUNTRY LIKE AUSTRALIA, YOU LOSE YOUR LIVELIHOOD; AND, AT MY STAGE IN LIFE, THE FINANCIAL SECURITY YOU WERE BUILDING FOR YOUR FAMILY. BUT WE ALL NEED TO CONSIDER HOW WE WANT OUR LIVES MEASURED.”
Whistleblower Bonita Mersiades discussing why she reported misconduct she perceived occurring in FIFA’s bidding process for hosting the World Cup.
Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 26, 2014
Posted 11/26/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
FIFA whistleblower speaks – Bonita Mersiades discusses her decision to blow the whistle on alleged misconduct in the bidding process of the world’s governing soccer organization. CNN
Lying for sex may become illegal – At least in New Jersey, where a lawmaker has introduced legislation criminalizing it as rape by fraud. Fox News
DOJ files False Claims Act lawsuit...
In Their Own Words - Wootan
Posted 11/25/14
-- “This is one of the most important public health nutrition policies ever to be passed nationally. Right now, you are totally guessing at what you are getting. This rule will change that.”
From Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, on the FDA’s announcement of sweeping rules on disclosing calorie counts at chain restaurants, movie theatres and pizza...Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 25, 2014
Posted 11/25/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
FDA to require strict calorie counts -- In an effort to combat the country’s obesity epidemic, the FDA announces sweeping rules requiring chain restaurants, movie theaters and pizza parlors across the country to post calorie counts on their menus. NYT
Honda admits under-reporting safety defects -- The Japanese automaker admits it failed to tell federal safety regulators...
In Their Own Words - Mattu
Posted 11/24/14