Government Contractor Whistleblower

Defense Contractor Whistleblower Retains $1 Million Compensatory Damages Verdict

Defense Contractor Whistleblower Retains $1 Million Compensatory Damages Verdict

Update: On July 22, 2022, the Tenth Circuit affirmed the jury verdict and the decisions…

3 years ago

FY2021 Defense Authorization Bars Defense Contractors from Silencing Whistleblowers

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA) that was enacted on January…

3 years ago

COVID Whistleblower Protection Act Would Provide Robust Protection for Disclosures About Pandemic-Related Appropriations

  The multi-trillion-dollar federal spending to address COVID-19, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic…

4 years ago

Raytheon Whistleblower Obtains $1M in Special Damages in Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Case

  A Colorado jury awarded former Raytheon engineer Bruce Casias $43,000 in back pay and…

4 years ago

Can a Government Contractor Bring a False Claims Act Whistleblower Retaliation Claim?

When Congress amended the whistleblower protection provisions of the False Claims Actin 2009, it added…

5 years ago

Fourth Circuit Clarifies Broad Scope of False Claims Act Protected Whistleblowing

In David Grant v. United Airlines Inc., a False Claims Act (FCA) retaliation case brought…

5 years ago

False Claims Act Retaliation Claim Does Not Preempt Massachusetts Wrongful Discharge Claim

 Although federal whistleblower protection laws can provide robust protection against retaliation, most of them do…

6 years ago

Constructive Discharge Actionable Under False Claims Act Whistleblower Protection Law

False Claims Act Prohibited Retaliation When Congress included an anti-retaliation provision in the False Claims…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

Court Rejects “Duty Speech”/“Fraud Alert” Exception to False Claims Act Whistleblower Protection

  False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblowers have enabled the federal government to recover nearly $30…

6 years ago