The lawsuit involved alleged violations of the False Claims Act, which allows private individuals to bring lawsuits on behalf of the government against companies and individuals who have allegedly defrauded the government. Individuals who do so are referred to as “Relators.” Here, the Relators are Ms. O. Tameka Wren and Ms. Star Culpepper. The Relators […]
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS Important Arbitration Victory In Congress Our firm has been a longtime staunch opponent of forced arbitration in consumer and employment contracts. Beasley Allen lawyers have been at the forefront fighting the use of arbitration and other tactics by Corporate America designed to suppress access to the U.S. civil justice system by victims of […]
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS The Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 39 short years, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. left an extraordinary mark on the history of our country and the world. The King Institute, established to help “disseminate King’s visionary ideas,” details his life and the legacy of his civil rights work. […]
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS The 2010 BP Oil Spill Our firm represented the State of Alabama in the Gulf Oil Spill litigation, and our lawsuit, which was filed in August 2010, was the first state government lawsuit to be filed against BP in the litigation. Rhon Jones and Parker Miller led the team from our firm that […]
Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-reviewed publication in the legal profession, recognized 28 Beasley Allen attorneys for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice for 2022. Twenty-four Beasley Allen attorneys are among The Best Lawyers In America 2022: * denotes first-time recipients of the award Alyssa Baskam* Anthony Dow Birchfield, Jr. Benjamin E. […]
In one week’s time, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) doled out more than $42.35 million in awards to whistleblowers whose tips of securities violations helped the agency make several enforcement actions. This latest round of awards, the most recent of which was announced on Nov. 5, comes just two weeks after the SEC […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday that it awarded more than $114 million to a single whistleblower. In its 10-year history, the agency has never paid an award this large. About $52 million of the award was for their help with the SEC case. The other $62 million was for helping another […]
A West Virginia hospital has agreed to pay the United States $50 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging the hospital engaged in illegal physician self-referral arrangements and kickback schemes for more than a decade. Wheeling Hospital, an acute care hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia, settled the allegations after the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) investigated the whistleblower’s […]
Federal regulators have ordered the railroad company CSX Transportation Inc. to reinstate a whistleblower and pay him more than $197,000 in back wages and other compensation after determining the company fired him for reporting unsafe conditions and an on-the-job injury. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that CSX violated the whistleblower provisions of the Federal […]
Federal authorities ordered a Florida-based armed security transportation company to pay a whistleblower driver more than $130,000 in back wages and damages after finding the driver had been fired for reporting safety concerns. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) determined that U.S. Corrections Inc. violated the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) when it terminated the […]
Joseph Centanni, owner of hundreds of rental units in the Elizabeth, New Jersey, area, was hit with a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly sexually harassing tenants and housing applicants, which is in violation of the Fair Housing Act. According to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District […]
*The name of the plaintiff has been changed to protect their identity. From the moment Paul* was sent to Excelsior Youth Center for substance abuse treatment as part of his probation requirement in November 2016, he says staff member Yessenia Alvardo Cruz began grooming him for sexual abuse. In the months that followed, he says […]
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