False Claims-Qui Tam
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Whistleblowers Handbook, Second Edition, is released today
The NWC is proud to announce the release of the second edition of The Whistleblower’s Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to...
Whistleblowers win the final round of ACLU v. Holder
The deadline for three organizations to file a petition for review with the U.S. Supreme Court has now passed. The...
Whistleblower Trial Against Blackwater Begins
In 2008, two former employees brought a whistleblower lawsuit against the security firm once known as Blackwater (now named Xe...
NWC seminar on Dodd-Frank a huge success
David Colapinto, Stephen Kohn, Sean McKessy and Michael Kohn. Yesterday, the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) road trip of seminars came...
Fourth Circuit again saves False Claims Act from ACLU
Yesterday, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, overruled a petition for rehearing filed by the American...
Westrick wins California appeal under state false claims act
Dr. Aaron Westrick has won reinstatement of his claims under the California False Claims Act. Last Thursday, May 26, 2011,...
SEC’s Dodd-Frank rules are a major victory for whistleblowers
Today the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its final rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
Groups spurn NWC and file petition against FCA
Rebuffing an open letter from the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) asking for a face-to-face meeting, and brushing aside the potential...
4th Circuit upholds the FCA’s seal, 2-1; Urge ACLU, OMB Watch and GAP to stop here
Today the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, issued a long-awaited decision upholding the seal provision of...
Cuccinelli’s misuse of the FCA
Today's Washington Post, Metro section, leads with a story by Rosalind Helderman called "Democrats try to curb Cuccinelli's powers." The...
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