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Fourth Circuit’s partial reversal highlights the role of pleading standards
Today the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals partially reversed the dismissal of a whistleblower's lawsuit under the False Claims Act. In U.S. ex rel. Elms v. Accenture, LLP, No. 07-1361 (July 22, 2009), the court let stand the dismissal of...
Maine Supreme Court holds Saddleback liable for electrician’s discharge
The Maine Supreme Court has issued a memorandum opinion holding the Saddleback Ski Resort liable for its role in the discharge of an electrician who blew the whistle. Electrician Robert Duggan, Jr., blew the whistle on Saddleback's use of its...
Wisconsin’s legislature considers a shield law
Wisconsin is one of 14 states that does not have any "shield law" to protect journalists and their confidential sources. A new bill in the state's legislature could change that. Last Saturday, the Wisconsin State Journal published an editorial...
Idaho Supreme Court rules for aviation whistleblower
The Idaho Supreme Court gave an aviation safety whistleblower good news on July 7. In Van v. Portneuf Medical Center, the Court remanded Mark Van’s case back to an Idaho trial court to consider his claim of wrongful termination....
Obama supports whistleblowers in Ghana
President Barack Obama called for "protecting whistle-blowers to advance transparency and accountability" during his speech in Ghana. He did so in the context of promising an increase in "assistance for responsible individuals and institutions, with a focus on supporting...
Long Island Business News reports on FCA amendments
The Long Island Business News published an article yesterday about the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 which improved the whistleblower protections of the False Claims Act (FCA). Called, "Government Whistle Blowing Pays Off," the article invites those who...
Funeral home whistleblower fired
The Washington Post reports today that Service Corporation International (SCI), operator of the National Funeral Home, fired whistleblower Robert Ranghelli last week. After an April 5 Washington Post story detailed improper storage of corpses destined for Arlington National Cemetery, Ranghelli...
Another Example of Why Court Access for All Federal Employees is Essential for Meaningful Whistleblower Protection
On Monday, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) issued a decision once again denying whistleblower protection to a courageous federal employee. In July 2003, U.S. Federal Air Marshal Robert MacLean blew the whistle on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) plans...
Graham County, North Carolina, goes to the Supreme Court, again
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a decision against the Graham County (North Carolina) Soil & Water Conservation District for the second time. In its first trip, the District persuaded the Supreme Court that whistleblower Karen Wilson had...
Supreme Court tells Congress: Make us treat age claims the same as other discrimination claims
This morning, the Supreme Court issued a long awaited decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services Inc. 557 U.S. ____ (2009). The 5-4 decision refuses to extend the "contributing factor" test to age discrimination claims. The majority opinion, by Justice Thomas,...
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