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In 2008, the U.S. economy went into free fall. Millions of homeowners lost their most valued possession. Long-standing financial behemoths were brought down. The old adage is that lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place but this well-known myth has long been debunked.

In recent news, The Economist dubbed our present time the "Age of the Whistleblower." While it may appear to be dawning on some corporate giants that it would behoove them to listen to

Combating the growing avalanche of health care fraud in our state and across the country requires using the right law enforcement tools. One of the most useful tools in the battle against health care fraud is the Washington Medicaid False Claims Act.

Hagens Berman has partnered with Supermint Racing LLC to form a new American UCI women's team, the Hagens Berman | Supermint Pro Cycling Team

When it quietly removed a case from its fall docket last year, the Supreme Court robbed investors of the ability to rely on long-time precedent that once a class action was filed, investors could sit back and wait to see what happens before they needed to be concerned about any time-based deadlines...

Hagens Berman was appointed lead counsel in this institutional investor lawsuit brought on behalf of purchasers of Altisource Asset Management Corporation (AAMC)...

The Supreme Court recently grappled with the question: when can an opinion give rise to liability under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 if the person speaking the opinion believes that their statement is true?...

The largest Ponzi scheme in American history was perpetrated by Bernard Lawrence "Bernie" Madoff. He stole some $19 billion from investors, who thought that their accounts had grown to more than $65 billion...

Picture the stereotypical Wild West duel – high noon, town square, two sides. Sheriff v. Outlaw. While John Wayne and classic Westerns may have overplayed this iconic American scene

Hagens Appointed Lead Counsel in Three High Profile Multi-District Litigation Class Actions...

Hagens Berman is pleased to be assisting the Arizona Attorney General in its law enforcement action versus General Motors Co. that was filed on November 20, 2014. Steve Berman, one of the Hagens Berman lawyers for the state of Arizona noted, "Given the extent of GM's deceptive conduct, we think it's entirely appropriate for the Attorney General to use this civil penalty action to hit GM hard, and make the company take notice: such misconduct that endangered lives will not be tolerated.

On Aug. 4, 2015, the SEC issued guidelines clarifying who benefits from SEC whistleblower anti-retaliation protection. The clarification was needed because the whistleblower statutes in the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Act are perceived by some as sufficiently ambiguous as to create

Peter E. Borkon is an attorney at Hagens Berman's San Francisco office. His practice is focused on securities class actions and shareholder derivative suits. The current presidential primaries are a vivid demonstration

Wyoming Medical Center will pay the federal government $2.7 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the Casper hospital submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare. Gale Bryden

Federal employees who expose fraud, waste and abuse would receive greater protection against retaliation under legislation approved unanimously by the House. The

National plaintiffs' law firm announces tenth office, expanded California presence Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, a Seattle-based law firm representing plaintiffs in high-profile class actions and complex litigation today announced the opening of a new office in San Diego, marking its tenth

JJ Haedo and Luis Amaran joined a four-man move that held off the chasing pack on the final day of racing at the Air Force Association Cycling Classic

Medicare and Medicaid fraud is by far the largest area of abuse and enforcement under the False Claims Act. It's an outrage that a company would bill the

"A federal appeals court decided to leave in place a ruling that restricts the scope of insider-trading prosecutions, setting the stage for additional convictions to

We intended to write about why Facebook's, and it's underwriters' disclosure of downward revised projections to select institutional purchasers in Facebook's IPO is not only wrong, but illegal.