Whistleblower News from the Inside - October 24, 2014

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Northrop must face whistleblower suit — A judge rejected Northrop Grumman’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by a former employee who accused the defense contractor of defrauding the U.S. government in performing a contract to develop a missile defense system for commercial aircraft.  Reuters

Vanguard lashes out at lawyer-turned-whistleblower — Vanguard Group has responded to a whistleblower lawsuit alleging the company failed to pay $1 billion in taxes with accusations of betrayal, theft and ethics violations the company says should bar the whistleblower, the company’s former tax lawyer, and his lawyers from bringing the complaint. Philly.com

Cloning whistleblower says little has changed in S. Korea — The whistleblower who exposed breakthrough cloning research as a devastating fake says South Korea is still dominated by the values that allowed science fraudster Hwang Woo-suk to become an almost untouchable national hero.  Washington Post

UNC Whistleblower Mary Willingham speaks out — Ms. Willingham said the Wainstein report released this week outlines the breadth and depth of academic fraud at UNC, substantiating what she’s been saying for years, and that the focus now should be on the issues and institutions, not the people involved in the scandal.  WralSportsFan

New Jersey whistleblower law fails — Legislators failed to pass a measure aimed at protecting employees who disclose government abuse in the wake of the George Washington Bridge closure scandal.  Asbury Park Press

MLS suspends referee after arrest for fraud — A Major League Soccer referee who officiated dozens of league games over the past three seasons was suspended on Thursday after he was arrested for claiming more than $14,000 in unemployment benefits while he was employed.  New York Times