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Jury Awards Whistleblower Over $25 Million in Sarbanes-Oxley Retaliation Case

In April, a Los Angeles County jury awarded $22.4 million in punitive damages (that was later reduced to $2.27 million)…

7 years ago

Spacex Cleared in $6 Million Whistleblower Lawsuit for Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy

On June 7, 2017, a jury decided in favor of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. after an 8 day trial to…

7 years ago

New York Appellate Court Adopts Broad Causation Standard in Legal Malpractice Case

Appellate Court Adopts Broad Causation Standard Generally, in a legal malpractice case, the plaintiff must prove that it would have…

7 years ago

Supreme Court to Determine Scope of Protected Activity Under Dodd-Frank Act

Attorney Clayton Wire has recently published a blog post on WhistleblowerBlawg.com regarding the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in Digital Realty v. Somers, to resolve…

7 years ago

Protections for Whistleblowers in Colorado

Generally, in Colorado, an employee who is hired for an indefinite amount of time is considered an at-will employee. This…

7 years ago

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Strengthens Whistleblower Program

On May 22, 2017, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) adopted amendments to its whistleblower rules. This continues its…

7 years ago

False Claims Act Whistleblowers Protected Even Without a Successful Qui Tam Lawsuit

The False Claims Act contains a newly broadened anti-retaliation provision that protects whistleblowers who take actions in furtherance of a…

7 years ago

Bio-Rad Whistleblower Protected for “Reasonable” Incorrect Claim

Bio-Rad Whistleblower After only three hours of deliberation, a federal jury in San Francisco determined that Bio-Rad, a life science…

7 years ago

Former Wells Fargo Employee Awarded $5.4 Million in Whistleblower Retaliation Lawsuit

Wells Fargo Whistleblower The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has ordered Wells Fargo to reinstate and compensate an unnamed,…

7 years ago

Whistleblower Statutes Administered by OSHA

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for investigating and making at least preliminary decisions on a number…

8 years ago