Whistleblower News From The Inside -- November 2, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Supreme Court hears arguments on False Claims Act issue – Read an analysis of yesterday’s arguments in State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby regarding mandatory dismissals of complaints for violating seal requirements.  SCOTUSblog

A case study on China’s war against bribery– GlaxoSmithKline’s takedown for bribery provides a good look at how the Chinese government is going after fraudsters.  New York Times

Wells Fargo settles racketeering lawsuit for $50 million – The class action alleged that the bank overcharged customers for certain home appraisals.  Los Angeles Times

Government sues Oregon Health & Science University for grant fraud – The government claims that the school violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting costs on its grant applications.  Portland Business Journal

Alibaba denies report of SEC whistleblower – The Chinese e-commerce goliath rejected claims that a high-level executive is assisting the SEC in a probe of the company’s accounting practices.  CNBC