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DOJ Launches New Whistleblower Incentive Program

by Kevin Chambers, Terra Reynolds, Douglas K. Yatter, and Lilia B. Vazova

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From left to right: Kevin Chambers, Terra Reynolds, Douglas K. Yatter, and Lilia B. Vazova. (Photos courtesy of Latham & Watkins LLP)

DOJ’s pilot program aims to fill gaps in existing federal whistleblower programs and incentivize prompt corporate self-disclosure alongside individual whistleblower tips.

Following the March 2024 announcement of its intention to introduce a new corporate whistleblower incentive program, on August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a three-year pilot program for rewarding whistleblowers who alert DOJ to significant corporate misconduct. DOJ’s new program, modeled after whistleblower programs run by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), may generate a significant number of tips about potential misconduct and adds an important new dimension for companies’ compliance measures and handling of investigations.

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Seventh Circuit Deepens Circuit Split Over FCA Dismissal Authority

by Anne W. Robinson, Daniel Meron, Terra Reynolds, Kirstin Scheffler Do, Morgan L. Maddoux, Jessica Lynn Saba, and Sushma Raju

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s August 17, 2020 opinion in United States ex rel. CIMZNHCA, LLC v. UCB, Inc.[1] (CIMZNHCA) outlines a new standard for evaluating government motions to dismiss False Claims Act (FCA) cases over relator objections. This case is one of several in which the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to dismiss qui tam actions since the issuance of the so-called Granston Memo in January 2018.

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