Health care professionals, hospitals and other health care facilities are critical to the nation’s efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic, and they are under incredible strain caused by challenges such as widespread...more
“The immunity provision of the Defend Trade Secrets Act creates serious risk for companies: A whistleblower could expose a company to civil and criminal penalties stemming from the company’s alleged misconduct and...more
1/28/2020
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Imagine that your company has just commenced an internal compliance investigation in response to an allegation that the company is violating various federal laws. The next day, a longtime employee with access to the company’s...more
9/13/2019
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