[1] The firm's most notable client is Bradley Birkenfeld, a private banker who blew the whistle on UBS AG's aiding and abetting of tax fraud by the Swiss bank's American clientele.
[10][11][12] KKC has also served the public interest by filing various reports and petitions to contribute to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Internal Revenue Service whistleblower rulemaking.
Kohn represented whistleblower Douglas Plumley, who filed a lawsuit claiming chemical fumes from the furniture shop were injurious and in violation of the Clean Air Act.
Duke Power expanded the scope of protected activity under the nuclear whistleblower law to include raising safety concerns with non-profit advocacy groups.
[18] Kohn was also one of the principle authorities behind the amicus brief filed in the Kansas Gas and Electric case that set important precedent protecting quality assurance inspectors and internal whistleblowers from retaliation.
James Florio, the former Congressman and Governor of New Jersey described the books as “an invaluable tool for environmental groups, unions and labor lawyers".
[28][29][31] The firm successfully litigated the first whistleblower hush money cases, which resulted in a nationwide ban on restrictive settlements in nuclear and environmental lawsuits.
In 1992, Mitchell won a Department of Labor discrimination lawsuit, and in 1994, was granted permission to have a public hearing before the NRC's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.
In front of an Administrative Law Judge, Marcus won his case and was instated with full back pay, as well as significant award damages for his suffering.
Allen Mosbaugh worked as a superintendent of engineering liaison at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, owned by the Georgia Power Company.
In 1990, Mosbaugh joined Marvin Hobby in petition the NRC to perform a review of the Georgia Power Company, asking to impose civil penalties for dangerous operation of the facility.
[69] Tripp had sued the government for violating her rights under the Privacy Act alleging that the Clinton Administration leaked confidential details of her employment record to the press.
[74] When he attempted to investigate the link between the site and the increased incidence of leukemia in the area, Jayko gradually lost his responsibilities and was ultimately terminated.
[76] He was soon terminated after notifying supervisors of faulty gas sensors, and in defense, Bobreski took his story to The Washington Post describing WASA's reprisal.
In his lawsuit, he claimed that in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, he had been passed over for promotions to work in counterterrorism, even though he had relevant experience and was one of the only fluent Arabic speakers at his level at the FBI at the time.
In 1995, the Secretary of Labor issued a decision that found Georgia Power Company guilty of violating the whistleblower protection provisions of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 when they terminated Hobby.
Westrick witnessed a rapid decline in the quality of bulletproof vests being made with “Zylon” fiber after the material was scientifically proven to deteriorate at an alarming rate in certain environments.
Westrick warned top officials at SCBA and Zylon manufacturer Toyobo Co. Ltd. that covering up defects and ignoring the problem would put federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies' lives at risk and lead to disastrous consequences for the company.
In 2003, a California police officer was shot and killed while wearing a vest made with Zylon fiber, prompting Westrick to file a False Claims Act lawsuit against SCBA and Toyobo Co., Ltd. in 2004.
Jenkins wrote memos to the EPA Inspector General, U.S. Congress, and FBI detailing the chemical composition of dust from the September 11 attacks and its hazards to responders.
[102] She alerted The New York Times in 2006[103] and said in a 2009 CBS interview[104] that the EPA explicitly lied about the danger of the dust which caused chemical burns in the lungs of responders, debilitating illnesses in many that included fatalities, and that it could have been prevented with proper safety equipment.
[107] With other whistleblowers, Richardson filed qui tam action against their employer for illegal drug pricing and marketing activities that resulted in increased Medicare and Medicaid costs.
[122] The IRS explained its decision by citing Birkenfeld's "exceptional cooperation" and the "breadth and depth" of the information he provided, all of which led to "unprecedented actions" against UBS.
[123] Julio Escobar and his wife Carmen Correa filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the Universal Health Services (UHS) after the death of their teenage daughter Yarushka Rivera.
An investigation into the death revealed that Arbour had violated the state Medicaid regulations during Rivera's treatment by allowing unlicensed and unsupervised clinicians to diagnose and prescribe medication.
[125] The unanimous Supreme Court decision on Universal Health v. Escobar set a significant precedent that permits corporations to be liable for fraud under the False Claims Act when they fail to disclose material non-compliance with regulatory requirements.
News of the $234 billion money laundering scandal, which involved turning Russian rubles into U.S. dollars, began to leak months after Wilkinson made his disclosures.
Duplicate content During the Dodd-Frank rule-making process, the firms partners worked closely with the SEC to create an effective whistleblower program.
The firm has filed amicus briefs in the Supreme Court on a host of issues, from the constitutionality of the False Claims Act to the scope of numerous anti-retaliation or reward laws.
Working pro bono, the firm's attorneys have also represented public interest organizations and whistleblowers at congressional policy and legislative hearings.