Whistleblower Law Insights

On January 13, the Supreme Court announced it would hear a pair of cases concerning a critical element of liability under the False Claims Act – a defendant’s mental state. A person violates the FCA...

The $1.7 trillion year-end spending legislation passed by Congress and just signed by the President contains important amendments to the anti-money laundering (AML) whistleblower program. The Anti-Money...

On December 19, the SEC announced that Honeywell – a North Carolina-based manufacturer of aerospace, building technologies, and automation products – has agreed to pay more than $81 million to settle...

On September 27, the SEC announced that the technology firm Oracle had agreed to pay $23 million to settle allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by using off-the-books slush funds...

By Molly Knobler of Phillips & Cohen LLP and attorney Tony Munter    Government and academic sources refer to the difference in the amount of money paid in taxes and the amount owed as the “Tax...

Last month, in a 3-2 vote, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved two changes to the rules governing its whistleblower program. The amendments will strengthen the SEC’s whistleblower...

Healthcare and defense spending rank number 1 and 2 in the federal budget every year. It is not surprising that they would similarly take top-billing in fraud recoveries. As described on September...

Today, the world’s Fourth Annual Clean Air Day, we celebrate the United States’ historic investment in protecting our climate.  Just three weeks ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction...

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) has many ambitious goals. To take a step back from the climate precipice we’ve walked onto. To bring down the cost of pharmaceuticals for American seniors....

Last week, a case filed by a whistleblower who reported alleged fraud by the biotechnology company Biogen netted the largest recovery to date—$900 million—in a False Claims Act lawsuit in which the...