Sigal Mandelker
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Earlier today, the SEC announced that it would pay an unidentified compliance officer a whistleblower bounty award of between $1.4 and $1.6 million. This is the second award that the SEC has made to a whistleblower with internal audit or compliance responsibilities. According to the SEC, the recipient of the bounty award “had a reasonable … Continue Reading
On August 7, 2014, Judge Castel of the Southern District of New York dismissed a False Claims Act (“FCA”) complaint that was based primarily on allegations that the defendant Hospital improperly focused on referral revenue in its physician compensation decisions. The Court insisted that an FCA complaint must set forth specific facts supporting the allegations regarding the … Continue Reading
On November 4th, the Senate voted unanimously to expand whistleblower protections in criminal antitrust cases by passing the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act (CAARA). This bill provides whistleblower protections to so-called innocent third party whistleblowers. … Continue Reading
Stephen Cohen, Associate Director in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Enforcement Division, recently advised companies being investigated to flaunt their compliance programs to the agency, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required). More specifically, while speaking on a panel at the 2013 Corporate Whistleblowing Forum, Mr. Cohen suggested that companies … Continue Reading
In yet another large recovery for the DOJ, on December 6, 2012, DFB Pharmaceuticals, and its subsidiary, Healthpoint Ltd., agreed as part of a settlement to pay up to $48 million to resolve allegations that Healthpoint caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare and Medicaid for an unapproved drug, Xenaderm. This settlement resulted from … Continue Reading
On December 4, the Justice Department announced a record-breaking recovery of $4.9 billion in settlements and judgments in civil cases brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) for the fiscal year ending September 20, 2012. This year’s recovery eclipses the prior record by more than $1.7 billion. The last fiscal year’s recovery comprises more than … Continue Reading
SEC Awards Compliance Officer Whistleblower Bounty of Approximately $1.5 Million
By Harris Mufson, Sigal Mandelker and Steven J. Pearlman on Posted in SEC
Proskauer Obtains Dismissal of High-Stakes False Claims Act Suit
By Edward S. Kornreich, Sigal Mandelker and Roger Cohen on Posted in False Claims Act
U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Antitrust Whistleblower Protection Bill
By Sigal Mandelker and Celia Cohen on Posted in Legislation
SEC Enforcement Official Recommends That Firms Showcase Their Compliance Programs
By Steven J. Pearlman, Sigal Mandelker and Noa Baddish on Posted in SEC, Uncategorized
DOJ Recovers Up To $48 Million in False Claim Act Case Resulting From Whistleblower Report
By Sigal Mandelker and Massiel Pedreira on Posted in False Claims Act
2/3 Of DOJ’s Nearly $5 Billion Recovery Under False Claims Act Derived From Whistleblower Suits in 2012
By Sigal Mandelker and Massiel Pedreira on Posted in False Claims Act
