Trade Secrets and Qui Tam — Part Two
Trade Secrets and Qui Tam — Part Two This is part two of a two part post on the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, which was signed into law last week. Part one […]
Dodd-Frank Rule 21F-7
Dodd-Frank Rule 21F-7 is enforced for the very first time Last time around, we looked at Judge Gwin’s opinion in US ex rel. Barko v. Halliburton, et al., and the importance of that discovery […]
Qui Tam Partial Unsealing Part II
Qui Tam Partial Unsealing — Part II of a two part post Today’s post is part two of a two parter discussing the qui tam partial unsealing by the government. Last time around we […]
Virginia Intervenes in Trinity Highway Qui Tam Lawsuit
Virginia Intervenes in Trinity Highway Qui Tam Lawsuit Yesterday Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced the Commonwealth’s intervention in a qui tam lawsuit against Trinity Highway Products, LLC and Trinity Industries Inc. The […]
When do qui tam whistleblowers qualify as an original source?
When do qui tam whistleblowers qualify as an original source? An interesting opinion came out a few weeks ago from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and I thought it […]
Maximizing a qui tam relators’ recovery
Today we will take a look at one of the hot-button topics in world of qui tam litigation — namely, the factors that determine whether a qui tam relator receives a higher […]