Uber Technologies recently entered a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the Department of Justice resulting from the ridesharing company’s coverup of a massive 2016 data breach. Under the terms of the NPA, Uber accepted responsibility for its conduct in the wake of the 2016 data breach, specifically for concealing the data Read More
Three major poultry producers—Cargill, Sanderson Farms, and Wayne Farms—entered into proposed consent decrees with the Department of Justice to resolve allegations that they engaged in anticompetitive practices by secretly exchanging wage and benefits information about their plant workers in violation of the Sherman Act. They also agree to pay a Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a new initiative last week to hold federal contractors responsible if they fail to report data breaches. The plan is to charge such contractors with violating the False Claims Act if they neglect to follow federal standards that require the reporting of cyber-attacks. The Read More
The U.S. Justice Department has appointed David Last as head of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act unit, a high-profile division that investigates and prosecutes bribery cases. Last had served as acting chief of the FCPA unit since April 2020 and will now hold the position on a permanent basis. The Read More
A proposed bill before Congress would amend the False Claims Act by, in part, extending anti-retaliation protections for whistleblowers regardless of their employment status. As it stands, the FCA currently grants anti-retaliation protections to any employees that file a qui tam suit. The FCA emboldens private citizens to file fraud Read More
The medical device company Avanos Medical agreed to pay $22 million to resolve criminal charges relating to fraudulent misbranding of its surgical gowns. The company was charged under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), for the mislabeling of its MicroCool surgical gowns. It also faced charges for obstruction of Read More
Amec Foster Wheeler Limited agreed on Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice to pay a total of more than $43 million related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The British-based oil and gas services company, owned by John Wood Group PLC, entered Read More
