Whistleblower Protections Under Sarbanes-Oxley Apply to Contractors, ARB Rules
June 6, 2012 - Comments Off
The Administrative Review Board (“ARB”) of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued an important decision for whistleblowers on Thursday, May 31, 2012, in the case of Spinner v. David Landau and Associates, LLC. The case involved a Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”), Thomas Spinner, who was employed by the firm of David Landau and Associates, [...]
Pharmaceutical Whistleblower Files Suit Against Company’s General Counsel
June 5, 2012 - Comments Off
A pharmaceutical whistleblower has filed a legal malpractice suit against an attorney who advised his former company to fire him after he raised concerns about the company’s compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”). The company, Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals Inc., (“Ceragenix”) retained Boston-based attorney Marc Redlich in March 2010 to conduct an investigation regarding allegations [...]