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Former Salesforce VP's Whistleblower Retaliation Suit Allowed to Proceed, Judge Rules

"Protected activity only needs to implicate 'a reasonable belief' that 'a violation is likely to happen,'" U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley for the District of Massachusetts said. "Given his background and the factual circumstances, Wirth had enough information to sufficiently plead that he reasonably believed a violation of SOX was likely to happen."
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Law.com

11th Circuit Rejects Former CSX Employee's Safety-Related Whistleblowing Claims

"The evidence at summary judgment establishes that Hitt engaged in protected activity by refusing to work during the lightning storm and refusing to operate at speeds he considered unsafe and that he suffered an adverse action by being terminated. But there is no evidence that these actions were a contributing factor to CSX's decision to terminate him," Judge Andrew L. Brasher wrote.
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Law.com

The DOJ's Whistleblower Pilot Program Adds Incentives for Robust Corporate Compliance Programs

By incentivizing individuals to report misconduct through its Whistleblower Pilot Program, the DOJ has expanded its arsenal and the means by which it can identify misconduct. So wrongdoers beware — although this is not the Old West, everybody loves a good bounty.
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Texas Lawyer

New DOJ Effort Expands Scope, Incentives of Whistleblower Program

"The Department of Justice recently announced a three-year pilot program that uses financial rewards to encourage whistleblowers to report corporate misconduct," write Andrew Wirmani and Allison Cook of Reese Marketos.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Going It Alone: Can Whistleblowers Seek Corporate Veil-Piercing in Declined Cases?

As an initial matter, the government's refusal to intervene in an FCA action does not strip a relator of his Article III standing in bringing an FCA action when the relator does not suffer an injury in fact. Qui tam actions present a "well-established exception" to the traditional Article III analysis.
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National Law Journal

Divided 4th Circuit Says Hearings Not Needed Before FCA Whistleblower Suit Dismissals

The majority said a requirement that there be an "opportunity for a hearing" in qui tam dismissal motions was satisfied. Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum disagreed.
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Daily Business Review

DeSantis' Administration Targets Ex-FDLE Official's Lawsuit

Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is urging a Leon County circuit judge to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former Florida Department of Law Enforcement chief of staff who contends he was forced to step down after reporting wrongdoing.
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New York Law Journal

Recent Developments Under New York's Amended Whistleblower Protection Law

"Ensure that employment policies include clearly defined channels of communication which allow employees to raise concerns," write Nicholas J. Pappas and Elena Modl.
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National Law Journal

FBI 'Pressure on Companies'?: DOJ Launches New Whistleblower Awards Program

Having 120 days to self-report corporate wrongdoing for a nonprosecution agreement "puts pressure on companies," Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer partner Jane Norberg said. "This puts pressure on doing internal investigations quickly."
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New Jersey Law Journal

Jackson Lewis Enters Appearance for US Chess, Seeks to Move Whistleblower Suit to Federal Court

In a post on social media, Jennifer Shahade said U.S. Chess "has thus far ignored my lawyers follow-ups on their own mediation offer." She also said her legal team anticipates that U.S. Chess will attempt to take the case out of New Jersey and move it to a state more beneficial to the defendants.
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