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Are Whistleblower Laws Federal or State? In the US, whistleblower laws exist at both the federal and state levels. The False Claims Act and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 are examples of federal...

What is whistleblower retaliation? What whistleblower protection is offered under the False Claims Act? What job protection is offered for SEC and CFTC whistleblowers? What whistleblower job protection...

1. Choose your whistleblower attorney carefully. Consider whether the lawyer has experience in qui tam lawsuits. The False Claims Act is a very complicated law, and a misinterpretation of its provisions...

Whistleblowers file many types of qui tam cases – ranging from healthcare fraud cases to defense fraud cases to other types of fraud – to expose and stop fraud that puts the health and wellbeing of...

What is a healthcare fraud whistleblower? Healthcare fraud whistleblowers are defined as those who provide information about Medicare fraud, Medicaid fraud, and other healthcare fraud that costs the government...

EU Whistleblower Protection Comments Submitted by Erika A. Kelton, Esq., Phillips & Cohen LLP   These comments address the importance of broad-based protections for whistleblowers and explain...

Read Phillips & Cohen’s press release on the $108 million Wells Fargo whistleblower lawsuit. View a PDF of the original complaint. THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF...

The California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act is a state law that helps whistleblowers stop fraud against private insurers and rewards them for doing so with a share of the funds recovered. Under the...

The Illinois Insurance Claims Fraud Prevention Act allows whistleblowers to file a lawsuit on behalf of the state against those engaged in fraud against private insurers. Whistleblowers receive financial...

(Note: This decision was overturned by the Supreme Court on Februrary 21, 2018) UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT PAUL SOMERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC., a Maryland...