Whistleblower News From The Inside — July 19, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Russia may face Olympics ban as doping scheme is confirmed — “The world’s leading antidoping officials on Monday called for Russia to be barred from this summer’s Rio Games after a damning report confirmed a Russian whistleblower’s claims of government-ordered cheating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.”  NYT

EU fines truckmakers record $3.2 billion over 14-year cartel — The European Commission has issued its biggest antitrust fine ever against Daimler, DAF, Iveco and Volvo/Renault.  Volkswagen subsidiary MAN escaped any fine because it was the whistleblower.  Fortune

Bristol-Myers Squibb settles whistleblower suit for $30M — “The lawsuit alleged that Bristol-Myers Squibb violated the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act by employing and using sales representatives for the purpose of defrauding private commercial health insurers by using kickbacks to procure patients or clients.”  Insurance Journal

Judge rejects Morgan Stanley’s bid to dismiss $20M whistleblower lawsuit — “A federal judge has shot down Morgan Stanley’s attempt to dismiss a case brought by two former employees seeking $20 million in damages who alleged that they were terminated after calling attention to extensive misconduct at the firm.”  On Wall Street

Fiat Chrysler auto sales probed by Justice Department and SEC — The company is under investigation by U.S. authorities “amid allegations that the maker of Dodge and Jeep vehicles inflated sales figures.”  Bloomberg

Rare good news for a military whistleblower — “Both the House and Senate versions of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) contain key provisions to make sure that this case is not such a rare occurrence.”  The Hill