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By Marcia Coyle | September 28, 2017
Legal fees, pleading requirements and disputes over timing—the False Claims Act is providing the U.S. Supreme Court with myriad issues as companies and whistleblowers pitch the justices on cases to take for the new term. Time will tell if the justices are willing to bite. Here's a snapshot of several pending petitions.
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By Greg Land | September 27, 2017
AnMed Health was accused of billing Medicare for radiation oncology services even when a qualified specialist was not available to assist and oversee the process, among other issues.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | September 25, 2017
A high-ranking public defender has sued the Defender Association of Philadelphia, claiming its leader demoted and chastised him for pointing out that a fellow attorney in the organization was representing hundreds of children without a law license.
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By Jeremy H. Temkin | September 20, 2017
In his Tax Litigation Issues column, Jeremy H. Temkin writes that whistleblowing is alive and well at the IRS, but, while attorneys are not precluded from participating, attorneys need to be mindful of the strict interpretation of what it means for an attorney to "reasonably believe" a disclosure is necessary to prevent a client from committing a crime under New York professional conduct rules.
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By Sue Reisinger | September 18, 2017
Whistleblower Aid, a nonprofit, nonpartisan law firm, will represent federal employees who want to reveal wrongdoing.
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By Cogan Schneier | September 18, 2017
National security lawyer Mark Zaid and former State Department employee John Tye launched Whistleblower Aid on Monday.
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By Rhys Dipshan | September 15, 2017
The journalist who broke the Edward Snowden leaks dissects the legal foundations of NSA surveillance, and the complacency of a “malfeasant” U.S. judiciary.
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By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | September 14, 2017
Leave to Amend Granted; Plaintiff Lacked Supreme Court Guidance on Materiality
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By Philip M. Berkowitz | September 14, 2017
In his Employment Issues column, Philip M. Berkowitz discusses a late-August decision with potentially far-reaching implications for foreign and multinational employers, in which the U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Review Board (ARB), held that SOX's whistleblower provisions have extraterritorial application—in apparent contradiction of appellate court and indeed prior ARB case law.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 7, 2017
In December 2015, plaintiff Joel Allen, a hostler in his mid-50s, was terminated from his job with the Philadelphia Police. He had worked for the mounted police department for about 12 years. His duties consisted of caring for the horses used by police officers.
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