false claims

NWC seminar on Dodd-Frank a huge success

Richard Renner
July 21, 2011 00:23

David Colapinto, Stephen Kohn, Sean McKessy and Michael Kohn. Photo by Lindsey Williams. Yesterday, the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) road trip of seminars came to Washington, DC,...

Fourth Circuit again saves False Claims Act from ACLU

Richard Renner
July 14, 2011 16:28

Yesterday, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, overruled a petition for rehearing filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), OMB Watch, and the Government Accountability Project (GAP). By rejecting the petition for rehearing, the Fourth Circuit again saved...

Westrick wins California appeal under state false claims act

Richard Renner
May 31, 2011 17:31

Dr. Aaron Westrick has won reinstatement of his claims under the California False Claims Act. Last Thursday, May 26, 2011, the California Court of Appeal for the Second District (in Los Angeles) issued its decision in State of California ex rel. Westrick v. Itochu International, Inc., Case No....

SEC's Dodd-Frank rules are a major victory for whistleblowers

Richard Renner
May 25, 2011 18:17

Today the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its final rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. By a vote of 3-2, the SEC approved these final rules this morning. The SEC has released a fact sheet summarizing the new rules. The outcome is a major...

Groups spurn NWC and file petition against FCA

Richard Renner
May 11, 2011 12:44

Rebuffing an open letter from the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) asking for a face-to-face meeting, and brushing aside the potential consequences for the best whistleblower law ever enacted, three organizations filed a petition yesterday challenging the False Claims Act (FCA). The American...