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Can I Be Sued For Divulging Trade Secrets If I Bring a Whistleblowing Claim?
Businesses have a significant interest in protecting not only their intellectual property in the form of federal patents, trademarks, and copyrights, but also in the day-to-day information that fuels their business. This can be customer lists, the specifics of...
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What is Independent Knowledge or Analysis in a CFTC Whistleblower Action?
Bringing a whistleblower action to the attention of the Commodities Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) can be tremendously lucrative for the whistleblower. When the CFTC successfully acts on independent knowledge or independent analysis brought by a whistleblower...
Do I Need to Quit My Job Before Bringing a Whistleblower Claim?
One of the most common reasons that individuals feel dissuaded from bringing a whistleblowing claim - whether as a False Claims Act (FCA) claim related to Medicare/Medicaid fraud or government procurement, or an SEC, IRS, or CFTC whistleblower action - is because they...
Government Employee Wins $2.5 Million SEC Whistleblower Award
In a development that shows the wide range of individuals who are eligible to receive millions in awards from the federal government, the SEC announced in late July 2017 that it would be awarding $2.5 million to a government employee who provided the SEC with...
Financial Risks and Benefits of Bringing a Whistleblower Lawsuit (FCA, SEC, IRS, etc.)
A common theme of what we discuss here and what we tell our clients is that the decision to bring a whistleblower lawsuit - whether it be a False Claims Act (FCA) claim, or an SEC, IRS, CFTC whistleblower claim - is not an easy one, and should only be pursued after...
Two Ophthalmologists Win $13 Million FCA Settlement With Allergan
In another huge win for courageous medical professionals who decide to come forward with valuable information of employer misconduct, two ophthalmologists in the Philadelphia area recently achieved victory in bringing a False Claims Act (FCA) claim through a $13...
Should I Report Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Internally?
Statistics indicate that nearly $100 billion in taxpayer money is lost every year in the U.S. due to Medicare and Medicaid fraud. That’s many hundreds of dollars coming out of every taxpayer’s pocket, all the while enriching dishonest criminals in the healthcare...