Boeing to Pay $50,000 Over Suicide of Quality Inspector September 29, 2025 By Julie Johnsson Boeing Co. agreed to pay at least $50,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of John...
WEF Launches Probe Into Founder Schwab Over Whistleblower Allegations April 23, 2025 The World Economic Forum announced on Tuesday that it has launched an investigation into its founder, Klaus Schwab, following a...
Justice Deptartment Launches Whistleblower Program Aimed at Corporate Crime August 5, 2024 By Andrew Goudsward The U.S. Justice Department on Aug. 1 debuted its first-ever whistleblower program offering monetary awards to tipsters who report certain...
False Claims Act Cases Resulted in $2.7B in Fiscal Year 2023: DOJ February 28, 2024 The U.S. Department of Justice said a record 543 settlements and judgements under the False Claims Act resulted in about...
Rail Whistleblowers Fired for Voicing Safety Concerns August 22, 2023 By Josh Funk Hours before a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio and erupted in fire in February, a judge ruled a former...
UK Watchdog Aims to Improve Whistleblower Procedures After Backlash May 5, 2023 By Leonard Kehnscherper Britain’s markets watchdog is aiming to improve its procedures for finance workers who report on suspected wrongdoing after finding that...
‘Call of Duty’ Maker Activision Blizzard to Pay $35M Over SEC Charges February 9, 2023 By Susan Heavey Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI.O has agreed to pay $35 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it...
U.S. Fraud Crackdown Eroding Private Equity’s Liability Shield February 23, 2021 By Sabrina Willmer Insiders said one company pushed unnecessary pain medication to the U.S. military; another promoted an unproven treatment for children with...
Danske Bank’s Money Laundering Could Implicate Other Banks: Whistleblower Lawyer November 15, 2018 By Kirstin Ridley and Simon Jessop Danske Bank’s 200 billion euro ($225 billion) money laundering scandal might be the “tip of the iceberg” and investigators should...
Justice Department Seeks Dismissals of ‘Meritless’ Whistleblower Suits January 26, 2018 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Justice Department has issued a memo that lawyers say could result in fewer whistleblowers being allowed to pursue...