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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.
New SEC Guidelines Hold that Anti-Retaliation Protection Applies to Internal and External Complaints
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.
In a little-known but taut thriller called "The Prime Gig," Vince Vaughn plays Pendleton "Penny" Wise a smooth-talking telemarketing scam artist who
The Axel Merckx Project, Hagens Berman, NEON Adventures, SRAM®, Specialized, Cal Giant, the American Proficiency Institute and Velofix come together to invest in the future of cycling. Axeon Cycling Team announced Monday it is significantly bolstering its sponsorship for the 2016 season
Lauren Guth Barnes, a partner in Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP's Cambridge, Massachusetts office, recently wrote about little-known binding arbitration
Hagens Berman's Anthea Grivas discusses the firm's recent lawsuit against the commissioner of MLB on behalf of baseball season ticket holders. FEATURED Is it time to give baseball fans greater protection? - The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Two law firms, working on behalf of
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., visited Hagens Berman's Seattle office on Aug. 3, 2015 to discuss gun control. Congresswoman Giffords, who was shot
Nine months after an investigation into a security breach at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Channel 2 Action News has obtained shocking new images
A look back at how whistleblowers have benefited from Dodd-Frank since 2010 The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act became U.S. law on July
Plaintiffs' attorney, Steve Berman, of Seattle-based Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro issued the following statement in regards to the approved $60 million settlement for
In a victory for whistleblowers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in an en banc decision this month reversed a central holding in the long-standing precedent U.S.
