Corporate

Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveal that large “Big Law” corporate law firms are confidentially or quietly representing whistleblowers in whistleblower reward cases filed under the highly successful...

On October 6, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) and a coalition of whistleblower law firms filed an amicus brief supporting the United States in the Supreme Court case Bittner v. United States. The whistleblower advocates argue for a “per account”...

This article is the third in the WNN series investigating FOIA documents from the SEC about the agency’s whistleblower program. The first article outlined Big Law’s newfound involvement in the SEC program and the second explained how the SEC data...

In an exclusive article, Whistleblower Network News (WNN) recently revealed, for the first time, that large corporate defense firms have represented whistleblowers who have received awards through the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Program. In a new piece...

On September 13, Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about his allegations that the social media platform has “egregious deficiencies” in its cybersecurity defenses. During the hearing, Zatko fielded questions from members of the Committee about...

Two whistleblowers who provided the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with original information about tax violations were issued a $8.8 million award from the agency, the whistleblower law firm Zerbe, Miller, Fingeret, Frank, Jadav & Hunziker LLP (ZMF Law) announced on...

Following a yearlong investigation into the alleged tax evasion scheme of billionaire Robert Brackman, reportedly the largest scheme in history, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee released a report detailing its findings on August 26. The report highlights the “shell bank”...

On September 7, a judge ruled that Elon Musk can use Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko’s allegations in his legal case against the social media platform. Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware’s Court of Chancery, however, will not allow Musk to delay...

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Bayer Corporation and its related entities will pay $40 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. The case stemmed from two qui tam, or whistleblower, lawsuits filed by Laurie Simpson, a former Bayer employee....

On August 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to approve two rule changes to its highly successful whistleblower program. The changes are meant to better incentivize whistleblowers and were described by one leading whistleblower attorney as...