Whistleblower Litigation

Hagens Berman pursues whistleblower litigation under various state and federal programs, including the False Claims Acts, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower programs.

All of these whistleblower programs reward private citizens who report fraud to the government. In many cases, the whistleblower reports fraud committed against the government and may sue those individuals or companies responsible, thereby helping the government and taxpayers recover losses. The programs under which Hagens Berman pursues cases include:

• False Claims Acts - Under the federal False Claims Act, and more than 30 similar state laws, the whistleblower reports fraud committed against the government, and under the law’s qui tam provision, may file suit on its behalf to recover lost funds.
   
• Securities and Exchange Commission / Commodity Futures Trading Commission - Hagens Berman provides counsel for whistleblowers under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) whistleblower programs.
   
• Internal Revenue Service - Hagens Berman also represents whistleblowers under the IRS whistleblower program enacted with the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006.

The firm’s whistleblower site can be found here www.hb-whistleblower.com.