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The False Claims Act, also known as “Lincoln’s Law” just celebrated it’s 150th anniversary on March 2, 2013. Though the occasion was likely not celebrated in homes across the country, the fact is, the False Claims Act is an in… Read More

As an update to an earlier post, the United States government has made the important decision to join a whistleblower lawsuit against Lance Armstrong. The suit, filed by Armstrong’s former teammate Floyd Landis, revolves around Armstrong’… Read More

As Lance Armstrong readies for his big Oprah appearance, an important legal issue looms in the background, one that won’t be smoothed over by any forced apologies. It’s been revealed by several news organizations that Floyd Landis, a form… Read More

A vote late last month by the Senate cleared the way for final approval of legislation meant to strengthen legal protections for federal whistleblowers. Finally, this week, President Barack Obama signed S. 743, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancemen… Read More

For the past several years news of multi-million dollar settlements between pharmaceutical companies and the U.S. government have frequently made front-page news. A new report by a consumer watchdog group, Public Citizen, breaks down the data concern… Read More

It’s an issue several news organizations have pointed out. Years after the financial crisis, there have still been no prosecutions of top executives at any of the major players in the financial crisis. The question is why has the Justice Depart… Read More

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline agreed to pay a whopping $3 billion in fines, amounting to the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history, for its past practice of marketing drugs for off label use. The Justice Department announced las… Read More

While employees of the federal government always have protections in place should they become whistleblowers, federal contract employees are not so fortunate. However, Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., has proposed legislation to change that. Senate B… Read More