The Gulf region is famous for its seafood, and there are no better oysters or shrimp in the world. These sensitive animals live on the seafloor in the Gulf, an area that was hit particularly hard by the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the Spill cleanup, and the subsequent industrial activity on the beach during […]
I am pleased to see so many 2010 BP Oil Spill cleanup workers’ cases working their way through the courts across the Gulf region. As these cases progress, troubling facts have emerged through the discovery process about the actions that were taken against cleanup workers. I will discuss those facts below but want to underscore […]
This past May, the U.S. Department of Justice awarded $4.5 million to a whistleblower under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program. While that is a significant whistleblower reward, the large payout isn’t what makes this case unique. This is actually a “feelgood” whistleblower story, where the whistleblower filed his case with the SEC and […]
I came across this unusual whistleblower case recently and thought I would write a blog post about it. In brief, a whistleblower filed a False Claims Act whistleblower claim against his employer hospital, alleging that the hospital was paying illegal kickbacks. In response, his employer filed a lawsuit against the whistleblower for failing to live […]
Many people erroneously believe that only those actively involved in fraud against the U.S. government can be prosecuted under the False Claims Act. In fact, you can be implicated in a fraud case if you participate, even passively, in any element of the fraud. I will explore this issue in greater detail below, but want […]
Nationwide, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of medical professionals—doctors, nurses, CNA’s, physician’s assistants—that are suffering back injuries. This is rapidly becoming the most common on-the-job injury for those working in the medical profession, and I have written the following blog post to provide answers to commonly asked questions regarding back injuries. […]
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