Whistleblower News & Articles

To learn more about us and our work on behalf of whistleblowers, please browse below for posts and articles we’ve drafted, as well as news about the Whistleblower Law Collaborative. For more general information on this area of the law, please visit Resources or follow us on social media.

Whistleblower Reward Programs Work Say Harvard Researchers

Three Harvard Business School professors recently published a detailed study of whistleblower programs.  Specifically, the professors studied 5,000 False Claims Act (FCA) suits filed by whistleblowers.  Their conclusion: whistleblower reward...
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Erica Blachman Hitchings Speaks with APNews

Erica Blachman Hitchings discussed the recently disclosed breach of the federal court system’s electronic filing system with AP News Legal Affairs Reporter, Maryclaire Dale.  The article, Russian hack brings changes,...
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False Claims Act Retaliation Verdict Upheld

It’s no secret that blowing the whistle comes with risks.  Sadly, our clients have faced retaliation simply because they tried to correct their company’s fraud.  They have been fired, demoted,...
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Bob Thomas Launches New Whistleblower Law and Practice Course at BU Law School

After a decade of teaching the popular Health Care Fraud and Abuse seminar at Boston University Law School, Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC (“WLC”) Co-Founder Bob Thomas has started an additional...
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Whistleblowers’ Guide To HIPAA

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or HIPAA establishes privacy and security standards for health care providers and other covered entities. These standards prevent the release of patient identifying...
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Inspector General Investigation Sought By Recently-Removed BARDA Director

Until last week, most members of the general public had never heard of Dr. Richard Bright. Since then, however, a public outcry has arisen after the U.S. Department of Health...
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