Whistleblower News From The Inside — December 14, 2015
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
CT State Government Whistleblower Given Opportunity to Amend Complaint — Virginia Brown, a former staff attorney in the Comptroller’s office, claims that Connecticut’s government pension system is rife with political favoritism and heavy influence by state employee unions. Hartford Courant
Ohio Hospital Settles Whistleblower Suit — Two former employees, Laura Lovett and Lisa Mayhew, who trained workers in medical coding and conducted audits, will share in the settlement of claims arising from upcoding and failing to appropriately train employees on coding, despite audits showing upcoding. Columbus Dispatch
Whistleblower reports abuses in Massachusetts program for disabled students — Liza Hirsch worked at the Peck Full Service Community School in Holyoke, MA, a school that served fourth- through eighth-graders, before quitting her job and blowing the whistle on alleged abuse of children with emotional and behavior disabilities by school staff. Boston Globe
West Virginia Medical Examiner Employee Sues over Firing — The suit alleges that the Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health fired Regina Reynolds after she refused to burn human remains to conceal they had been mishandled. WV Public Radio
European Union Charges Qualcomm with Predatory Pricing — The latest charges have widened the ongoing antitrust charges that Qualcomm faces globally. Forbes
“The Big Short” Opens to Positive Reviews — Based on the Michael Lewis book covering the few who bet against the housing market before its 2008 collapse, the movie stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt. The movie is in limited release now, opening everywhere December 23rd. Big Short Movie