Although federal whistleblower protection laws can provide robust protection against retaliation, most of them do not authorize punitive damages. Accordingly, some whistleblowers supplement statutory claims … Continued
False Claims Act Prohibited Retaliation When Congress included an anti-retaliation provision in the False Claims Act, it sought to “halt companies and individuals from using … Continued
In a unanimous opinion in Bailets v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed an award of $1.6 million in non-economic damages in a … Continued
SEC Awards $88M to 3 Whistleblowers On March 19, 2018, the SEC issued an order authorizing $83M in whistleblower awards to three claimants and denying … Continued
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
False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblowers have enabled the federal government to recover nearly $30 billion, and in 2017 alone, qui tam cases filed by whistleblowers … Continued
Tax and Securities Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer Interviewed by Bloomberg BNA Tax and securities fraud whistleblower lawyer Matt Stock was interviewed by Bloomberg BNA for an … Continued
Zuckerman Law named Eric Bachman, a leading employment lawyer, a Principal with the firm. Bachman, who joined Zuckerman Law in 2017, heads the firm’s discrimination … Continued
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
Top Whistleblower Lawyers Washingtonian magazine named Eric Bachman and Jason Zuckerman among the top whistleblower lawyers in its top lawyers’ edition. Washingtonian compiles its list … Continued
The 2017 Annual Report of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower reveals that the program is extraordinarily successful in enabling the SEC to protect investors … Continued
On September 7, 2017, the SEC announced that financial services firm State Street agreed to pay more than $35 million to settle charges that it … Continued
