Topic Archives: Whistleblower
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NHTSA Whistleblower Settlement Results In $24M Payment For Uncovering Kia, Hyundai Safety Violations
The NHTSA has handed out its first whistleblower compensation to an employee who revealed safety violations by Hyundai and Kia, leading to millions of vehicles being recalled due to engine…
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SEC Whistleblower Settlements Have Resulted in $1 Billion in Awards Paid For Uncovering Violations of Securities Laws
Whistleblower claims hit a $1 billion landmark this month in money rewarded to those who uncover fraud against the government.
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Whistleblower Lawsuit Over AstraZeneca Off-Label Marketing Ends in $2.4M Verdict
An Oregon jury wants AstraZeneca to pay $2.4 million for violating a former employee's whistleblower rights after she claimed the company was illegally marketing the asthma drug Symbicort.
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NHTSA Encourages Auto Industry Whistleblowers To Report Safety Problems and Claim Monetary Awards
The NHTSA has launched a new website for whistleblowers in the automotive industry to report known defects and safety violations, while offering them monetary compensation for successful prosecutions.
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Whistleblower Lawsuits May Have Helped Reduce Fraudulent Heart Stent Surgeries: Study
A new study finds that whistleblower lawsuits against doctors who performed unnecessary heart stenting procedures may have helped clamp down on cases of medical fraud.
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Guidant Defibrillator Problems Result in $30M Settlement with DOJ
A whistleblower lawsuit filed against Guidant has resulted in a $30 million settlement over claims it knowingly sold defective heart implants.
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Yaz Blood Clot Settlements Top $1.4B, Thousands of Cases Remain
Bayer has paid out $1.4 billion to settle Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits and still faces thousands of claims.
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Illegal Rapamune Marketing Leads to $491M Whistleblower Settlement
Pfizer pays $491M to settle charges that Wyeth illegally marketed the immunosuppressant Rapamune.
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C.R. Bard Settlement Results in $48M Payment For Kickback Scheme
C.R. Bard has agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit for $48.26 million, resolving charges that the company was paying out illegal kickbacks to doctors who used its radioactive “seeds” to…
