“Whistleblowers are brave men and women who perform an invaluable public service. They must be protected. . . . Dating back to the Revolutionary War . . ., the first whistleblowers reported fraud and misconduct. Our Founding Fathers knew the importance of rooting out waste, fraud and abuse. As I [...]
Many have seen on social media the disturbing video of British Olympia Charlotte Dujardin repeatedly whipping her horse’s legs during training while laughing. The video has led to her provisional suspension by the International Equestrian Federation while they investigate and the withdrawal of support from two of her sponsors. The whistleblower who [...]
Last Friday (July 26), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award of more than $37 million. It comes less than two weeks after the SEC announced another $37 million award. Prior to that, it had been several months since the agency had issued any whistleblower awards, a relative dry [...]
Constantine Cannon represented a whistleblower alleging Denver-based provider of dialysis services DaVita Inc. violated the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute by paying physicians for referring patients to DaVita’s dialysis centers and paying a competitor for referrals to DaVita Rx, a former subsidiary that provided pharmacy services for dialysis patients. In July 2024, DaVita [...]
On July 24, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a press release announcing its release of a circular warning companies away from using broad nondisclosure agreements to prevent employees from becoming whistleblowers. It is just the latest example of a key enforcement agency taking affirmative steps to clear the path for [...]
Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: BNPL Firms Ask for 5 More Months to Prepare for CFPB Rules PYMNTS – July 17, 2024 The end of the month is speeding toward the buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry — and with it, new rules and regulations regarding consumer disputes and new [...]
“Laws are in place to protect whistleblowers because getting to the truth is critical to the pursuit of justice.” From then-Senator Harris on Twitter/X in December 2019. Read In Their Own Words….Vice President Kamala Harris at constantinecannon.com
Last week (July 18), DaVita Inc., a major player in the dialysis industry, agreed to pay roughly $34 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act through the payment of illegal kickbacks. Constantine Cannon represented the courageous whistleblower who came forward to blow the whistle on this alleged scheme. [...]
Last week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) awarded over $8 million to a whistleblower whose information led to multiple enforcement actions through the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program. Under this program, whistleblowers who provide information to the CFTC that leads to a successful enforcement action may receive up to 30% of [...]
Yesterday (July 17), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an award of roughly $37 million “to a whistleblower who provided information not previously known to the SEC and which significantly contributed to a successful enforcement action.” Given the strict confidentiality the SEC maintains with its whistleblowers, the agency neither [...]
