The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States, and it is the only federal court expressly referred to in the U.S. Constitution. However, the Constitution does not describe the organization or makeup of the Supreme Court or detail the number of Justices...
2019 saw the resolution of several high-profile whistleblower lawsuits against global giants like JPMorgan, Walgreens, and Reckitt. Let’s take a look at nine of the most significant United States whistleblower cases that came to a close in 2019. Reckitt Courts awarded...
Off-label marketing is the promotion of drug use for unapproved applications to gain more profit while putting patients’ health and wellbeing at stake. Off-label marketing is a type of pharmaceutical fraud that can result in legal action and heavy fines. In the United...
Fraud is a deceitful action intended to give the perpetrator an illegal benefit or deny a victim’s human rights. Common types of fraud include credit and debit card fraud, tax fraud, securities fraud, fake charities, and wire fraud. Individuals, several...
The Meaning and Importance of Whistleblowers In 1773, founding father Benjamin Franklin exposed confidential letters that proved the governor of Massachusetts at that time misled Parliament to further restrict the colony’s liberty. In a matter of days, the governor...
A whistleblower is a person who informs the powers that be about an individual or organization acting in a way that is unlawful, unethical, or detrimental to public health and wellbeing. Whistleblower cases are essential to ensuring the moral and financial...
