News about Keller Grover, and current events in whistleblower & employment law

The NHTSA whistleblower program covering motor vehicle safety defects has taken shape, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration formalizing the rules outlining its program. The program pertains to individuals who have worked in the auto industry and who offer original information about vehicle flaws that are “likely to cause unreasonable risk of death or serious physical injury,” according to the final rule text. Specifically, eligible whistleblowers are current or former … [Read more...]

Dating back to the founding of the United States, whistleblowers have helped protect both the public and taxpayer dollars. In the 21st Century the federal government has sought the help of whistleblowers through the False Claims Act and in whistleblower programs at the SEC, the CFTC, the IRS and the Department of Treasury.   Late last year, U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, and Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, reintroduced the FTC Whistleblower Act of 2024 that would enable the Federal … [Read more...]

Since President Trump took office in January 2025, the White House has issued a series of Executive Orders (EOs) and announced numerous trade policies.  One such EO the President signed on his first day was an “American First Trade Policy Memorandum,” seeking the review of trade policy as well as investigations into unfair trade practices. The President further announced the implementation of tariffs of 10-25% for importation of goods from foreign countries, like China, Canada, and Mexico, and … [Read more...]

Jeffrey Wigand was a vice president of research and development at the nation’s third-largest cigarette company, Brown and Williamson, which by the mid-1990s was selling more than 90 billion cigarettes a year via brands such as Kool and Viceroy. But something didn’t sit right with him. Wigand realized tobacco companies were purposely obscuring the truth about cigarettes, as well as engineering them to be more addictive and refusing to eliminate carcinogens. The economics were too … [Read more...]

Highlighting important False Claims Act cases that will unfold in 2025, Bloomberg Law sought insight from one of Keller Grover’s founding attorneys, Kate Scanlan. One key case interpreting the Anti-Kickback Statute could shape requirements for how much proof the government or a whistleblower must provide in False Claims Act cases alleging afraud against the U.S. government. Courts have split on the government’s burden to prove causation in a False Claims Act kickback case, with an important … [Read more...]