Category Archives: Whistleblower Litigation
Study Indicates Whistleblowers Indicate a Healthy Company Culture
The Harvard Business Review recently published research about whistleblowers in the United States. It led to the conclusion that whistleblowers, while they may often herald corporate disaster, are actually indicative of healthy companies. The researchers had access to more than 1.2 million records of internal reports made by employees of U.S. public companies. It found […]
Curo Health Services Subsidiary Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit for $5.9 Million
SouthernCare Inc., a subsidiary of Curo Health Services, recently agreed to pay $5.9 million to settle a federal whistleblower lawsuit alleging the company submitted unnecessary or insufficiently documented Medicare claims. SouthernCare Inc. is a hospice provider that operates across nine states. It settled the allegations in December before the case could go to trial. The […]
Federal Government Joins Hospital Whistleblower Lawsuit
The U.S. federal government announced it will join a lawsuit against a hospital in West Virginia. The lawsuit alleges the hospital improperly issued payments and kickbacks to doctors under the supervision and direction of its CEO and management firm. The lawsuit became public for the first time in late December, after it was initially filed […]
Sprint Will Pay $330 Million to Settle Whistleblower Tax Fraud Case
Telecommunications giant Sprint recently agreed to settle a long-running whistleblower lawsuit regarding incidents of tax fraud to the tune of $330 million. The lawsuit alleged Sprint had been committing tax fraud since 2005. It is not the greatest timing for Sprint, which is currently going through the approval process for a merger with T-Mobile. The […]
Home Depot Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation, Defamation
A 65-year-old former employee of Home Depot has filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming that he was punished for acting as a whistleblower in helping reveal the company’s illegal hazardous waste dumping that resulted in a $27.8 million fine. He also claimed Home Depot continues the practices, even after it was put on a […]
TSA Whistleblower’s Disclosures Lead to Pair of Aviation Security Investigations
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was ordered in late December to reexamine the precautions being taken against the potential for attacks on airplanes using chemicals and other threats after disclosures made by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) whistleblower. The whistleblower, Robert MacLean, revealed the TSA had failed to ensure air marshals and flight crews […]
Finance of America Mortgage to Pay $14.5 Million to Settle FHA Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that Finance of America Mortgage, LLC, has agreed to pay the federal government $14.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving mortgage fraud brought under the False Claims Act. The case related to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans originated by Gateway Funding Diversified Mortgage Services, a company acquired by […]
H-1B Whistleblower Brings Additional Evidence in Apple Visa Scam Case
A whistleblower who filed a lawsuit against Apple and Infosys on behalf of the federal government brought forth additional evidence supporting his claim that the companies conspired to bypass federal visa laws. The judge had dismissed the case in October, but said it could proceed if the whistleblower brought forth new evidence. The whistleblower was […]
Employees of Public Companies Lying About Performance Could Potentially Earn Millions in Whistleblower Awards
Employees and managers of publicly traded companies could recover significant amounts of money if they have proof that executives are purposefully withholding negative or damaging information from shareholders to protect stock values. Given the recent market volatility and record drops we’ve seen in the stock market, this could affect many workers and managers across the […]
Pair of Companies Ordered to Pay More than $7 Million for Issues Related to Pet Food Ingredients
Two companies were ordered by a federal court to pay more than $7 million in fines after they introduced adulterated and misbranded pet food ingredients into products that were sold across the United States. The two companies were Wilbur-Ellis, a California LLC based in San Francisco, and Diversified Ingredients, Inc., a Missouri-based company that works […]
