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Federal Court Declares False Claims Act’s Qui Tam Provision Unconstitutional

Whistleblower Network News

In this case, the court found that qui tam relators like Zafirov wield enough authority and influence to be considered officers under Buckley. Their significant role in initiating and controlling litigation, pursuing damages, and making binding decisions for the government fits squarely within the definition.

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Whistleblowers’ Allegations of Kickbacks Results in $47 Million False Claims Act Settlement

Whistleblower Network News

QOL did so under the misleading guise that these tests could definitively diagnose the rare genetic condition Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency (CSID), which Sucraid is an FDA-approved therapy for. Here, the defendants relied on free breath tests and misleading sales tactics to drive patients to their product.

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The Corporate Transparency Act: A Primer for “Small” Businesses

GovCon & Trade

million organizations that meet the definition of a reporting company, the majority of which will be small businesses. Exemptions The definition of a reporting company is very broad, however there are 23 categories of exemptions negating reporting requirements. FinCEN estimates that there will be at least 32.6

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Why Should They Have All the Fun? DoD Instruction Expands DCSA’s FOCI Reach Beyond Cleared Contractors

Government Contracts Legal Forum

On May 13, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued an instruction implementing policies and procedures that DoD will use to identify contractors (including uncleared contractors) requiring foreign ownership, control, and influence (FOCI) determinations, review related information, and address FOCI concerns.

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Turning up the Heat on Tech Investors: Navigating the New “Tech Cold War”

Kluwer Arbitration

Amid concerns over the influence tech companies wield, States are starting to insulate their economies from perceived foreign risks of influence, while seeking to champion home-grown tech juggernauts. These clauses, found in many US BITs, may protect States, and often defer to the State’s definition of national security.

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Misreporting of Tesla Safety Violations Highlight Narrow Parameters of SEC Whistleblower Program and Need for Employee Education

Whistleblower Network News

Krupski’s methodology of distributing information calls attention to the lack of public knowledge on whistleblower protections: current SEC definitions disqualify whistleblowers who report fraud to the media, other government agencies, foreign law enforcement, or a U.S. embassy before the SEC, considering them “involuntary.”

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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

One solution would be to bring Article 10 into line with Article 43 of EU Directive 2014/24/EU , to ensure that eco-labels: (a) concern only “criteria which are linked to the subject-matter of the contract and are appropriate to define characteristics.