Many Montana employees can claim the protection of Montana’s unique Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act, which generally bars an employer for terminating an employee without “good cause” after the employee has completed a...more
Over a vigorous dissent last week, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and held the False Claims Act’s anti-retaliation...more
4/6/2021
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Appeals ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Former Employee ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
Remand ,
Split of Authority ,
TRICARE
On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the Eastern District of Missouri’s dismissal of appellant’s retaliation claim under the False Claims Act, as well as his state law wrongful discharge claim...more
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit considered an appeal from the Eastern District of Louisiana, which dismissed appellants’ FCA retaliation claims based on res judicata. Res judicata, or “claim...more
4/25/2019
/ Appeals ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Lockheed Martin ,
Protected Activity ,
Res Judicata ,
Retaliation ,
Summary Judgment ,
Whistleblowers