whistle blowers

New Developments in Federal False Claims in the 9th Circuit

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Whistleblower Protection
Federal false claims settlements this year in our 9th circuit have included, by subject matter: False invoices to avoid customs duties: $500,000. Off-label prescription drug charges by a single doctor: $550,00. Hospitals "donated" funds to county governments to fund the sate share of Medicaid payments: $75 mil...

Whistleblower Protection: One Employee Gets Two Big Wins!

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Whistleblower Protection
As a Los Angeles employment law firm we represent whistle blowers in many industries, such as pharma, aerospace and health care. Rarely if ever does one whistle blower win two federal false claims suit, and never until now has it happened in two unrelated industries. "Real Housewives of New Jersey" start Jim Marches...

California Employees Entitled to Punitive Damages

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Whistleblower Protection
As a Los Angeles-based employment law firm representing employees only, we seek punitive damages for our employee-clients who are harmed by adverse employment actions, such as whistle blowers who are terminated for refusing to violate the law. The standards for awarding of punitive damages are "malice, oppression or fr...

Employee Rights–Misclassification as Independent Contractor

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Employee Rights
Employee Rights: California employees misclassified as independent contractors seem to present low-hanging fruit to Calfiornia employers.As California's largest employee-only law firm, we've seen just about all variations on this theme that employers can throw at the public.  A case has just denied these seedy e...