Whistleblower Protection Lawyers Archives

False Claims Act Whistleblower Attorney Defeats SLAPP Suit

Laws Barring SLAPP Suits Are an Important Tool for Qui Tam Whistleblowers To dissuade qui tam whistleblowers from providing information to the government, some companies … Continued

Supreme Court Whistleblower Decision Not a Game Changer: SOX Remains a Potent Remedy for Whistleblowers

The Supreme Court’s Somers decision limiting the scope of whistleblower protection under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) is a loss … Continued

Third Circuit False Claims Act Retaliation Decision May Spur an Increase in NDAA Retaliation Claims

In a recent decision, Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a False Claims Act (FCA) retaliation claim, holding that FCA retaliation claims require a … Continued

Judge Reins in Intrusive Social Media Discovery in Discrimination Case

In a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit pending in Connecticut federal court, Judge Merriam issued a decision denying the employer’s motion to compel broad discovery concerning … Continued

CFTC Whistleblower Program Off to a Slow Start

The recently issued annual report of the CFTC Office of the Whistleblower for fiscal year 2017 (October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017) indicates … Continued

Whistleblower Attorney Eric Bachman Will Speak at ABA Conference

Whistleblower and employment discrimination lawyer Eric Bachman to speak at the American Bar Association’s 11th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference from November 8-11, 2017. Bachman … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman is privileged to speak at the September 2017 annual conference of the Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference, Zuckerman will speak on … Continued

Equifax Breach a Reminder That Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Have Protections

Equifax announced that it had suffered a breach of data belonging to as many as 143 million Americans. That’s about half the country. Worse, the breached … Continued

False Claims Act Whistleblower Provision Protects Refusal to Violate False Claims Act

False Claims Act Whistleblower Prevails on Appeal The Second Circuit’s decision in Fabula v. American Medical Response, Inc. establishes that refusal to play a role in an unlawful … Continued

American Banker Quotes Whistleblower Attorney Jason Zuckerman About Wells Fargo Whistleblower Cases

In an article titled Unprotected: How the feds failed two Wells Fargo whistleblowers, American Banker quotes leading whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about the challenges that … Continued

Corporate Whistleblower Lawyer Quoted in National Law Journal Article About Wells Fargo SOX Whistleblower Cases

A National Law Journal article titled “Wells Fargo’s Whistleblower Problem Could Grow Substantially” quotes leading whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation cases brought against Wells … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Named in The Best Lawyers in America© in the category of Litigation – Labor and Employment

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the category of … Continued

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