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ARB Holds Sarbanes-Oxley Act's Whistleblower Protections Apply to Employees of Contractors to Publicly Traded Companies, Rejects First Circuit Decision to the Contrary
Posted on 9 Jun 2012 by Williams Mullen

BY: IGOR M. BABICHENKO In yet another decision expanding whistleblower protection, the Administrative Review Board ("ARB") recently held that Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ("SOX") affords whistleblower protection to an employee... Read More

Tags: contractor , Administrative Review Board , Sarbanes Oxley Act , publicly traded , Williams Mullen , whistleblower

Virginia Jury Rules In Favor Of Blackwater In Lawsuit
Posted on 9 Aug 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - (AP) A jury ruled Friday in favor of the security firm once known as Blackwater, rejecting two former employees' claims that the company overbilled the State Department for its work in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ex-employees Brad and... Read More

Tags: False Claims Act , State Department , Blackwater , Iraq , Brad Davis , contractor , Melan Davis , security firm , Litigation , Xe Serives , lawsuit , Afghanistan