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DOJ Settlement With Medical Technology Company Signals Expanding Cybersecurity FCA Risk for Life Sciences Companies

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/8/2025

- What is new: DOJ announced a $9.8 million FCA settlement with Illumina Inc. to resolve claims arising out of alleged cybersecurity deficiencies in DNA sequencing systems Illumina sold to government agencies. - Why it...more

[Podcast] Signed, Sealed, Prosecuted: The UK Post Office Scandal

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/30/2025

Join hosts Tatiana Sainati and Diana Shaw as they unravel one of the most shocking corruption scandals in modern British history – the UK Post Office Horizon debacle. From a centuries-old institution to a catastrophic IT...more

10 Important Facts About FinCEN’s Whistleblower Program

Oberheiden P.C. on 5/13/2025

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is one of a handful of federal authorities that have adopted whistleblower programs focused on facilitating enforcement in hard-to-target areas. While FinCEN focuses its...more

Are Whistleblower Protection Violations the New SEC Sweep?

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/18/2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to investigate companies for including language in their employment and separation agreements or retail client settlement agreements that potentially discourages...more

SEC Fines Company for Agreements Restricting Whistleblowers

Burr & Forman on 9/12/2016

The SEC has fined an Atlanta company $265,000 for using various severance agreements restricting whistleblower activities. The Dodd-Frank Act added ’34 Act § 21F encouraging whistleblower programs. The SEC adopted Rule...more

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