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Royal Bank of Scotland will pay $4.9 billion to settle U.S. claims that it misled investors on residential mortgage-backed securities between 2005 and 2008, the U.S.
The 2000 Harvard University graduate accused Goldman and Jim Esposito, promoted this week to global co-head of its trading business, of violating his rights as a whistleblower under the federal Dodd-Frank law, and also accused Goldman of defamation.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is intensifying its scrutiny of Tesla Inc.'s public statements in the wake of Elon Musk's provocative tweet Tuesday about taking the electric-car company private, according to two people familiar with the matter.
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that a whistleblower suing Allergan Inc could not avoid a ban on pursuing such lawsuits when a similar one has already been filed by amending his complaint following the dismissal of the earlier case.
The CFTC has handed out more than $45 million in multiple whistleblower awards, reflecting the higher volumes and greater complexity of incoming whistleblower submissions, officials say.
A whistleblower lawsuit was filed by Frank Tra, a former clinical oncology pharmacist at the Hutchinson Clinic, in 2014.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced multiple whistleblower awards totaling more than $45 million. The awards demonstrate the growing success of the CFTC's Whistleblower Program, in particular the increasing volume and complexity of incoming whistleblower submissions. Just last month, the CFTC announce
The Supreme Court has given the Securities and Exchange Commission a difficult choice: Work faster or get Congress to change the law.
At issue is the court's ruling a year ago in Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission. The decision imposed a five-year window on the agency to seek repayment of any ill-gotten gains. Already, the decision has resulted in the dismissal of an overseas bribery case because the S.E.C. took too long to file the charges and has spurred a lawsuit demanding that the agency repay billions
Investors are now questioning the disclosures around the death of the long-time chief executive officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV in a Zurich hospital on July 25, only days after he was replaced following a sudden health decline. The mystery of Marchionne's condition in the final weeks and months of his life is casting a pall over his achievements in rescuing Fiat from the brink of collapse during his 14-year tenure running Italy's largest manufacturer.
European Commission claims manufacturers are cheating in two ways to undermine its target of reducing CO2 output
European Union car makers may be submitting "inflated" figures for their vehicles' carbon dioxide emissions to soften future targets for reducing the greenhouse gas, European Commission documents seen by AFP Wednesday show.
For nearly two years, Facebook has appeared bulletproof despite a series of scandals about the misuse of its giant social network.
The ongoing saga of a nine-figure False Claims Act case took another turn late last week, with the Department of Justice criticizing a federal judge who tossed out a verdict against the provider. The case involves whistleblower
School execs awarded $3M in LA-area whistleblower lawsuit - The ex-superintendent of California's Montebello Unified School District and another former executive have been awarded more than $3 million in a lawsuit that claimed they were fired for exposing corruption.
A bill proposing a qui tam action for people who report fraud against the state of Louisiana was recently sent to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
A Utah federal judge on Wednesday approved a more than $10 million settlement in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's case against Estonian forex broker Tallinex for soliciting funds from US retail FX traders without being registered.
The civil settlement relating to LC Bead resolves a lawsuit filed under the whistleblower provision of the False Claims Act by Mr. Ryan Bliss, who formerly worked in the marketing departments of both AngioDynamics and Biocompatibles. The Act permits private parties to file suit on behalf of the United States for false claims and share in a portion of the government's recovery.
Eight banks that help sell municipal bonds for Illinois asked a judge to dismiss a $1 billion whistleblower lawsuit accusing them of fraud and collusion.
The award demonstrates the international reach of the Whistleblower Program, underscoring that any person worldwide who has information about potential violations of the CEA can become a whistleblower by simply submitting a tip online.
Richard C. Davis, the founder and former president and CEO of Michigan-based Second Chance Body Armor, Inc., agreed to resolve claims under the False Claims Act in connection with his role in the sale of defective Zylon bullet-proof vests purchased by the United States for federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies, the Justice Department announced today.
