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Index
Cover
Series
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Other Works by Frederick D. Lipman
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CLASSIFICATION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS
ORGANIZATION OF BOOK
NOTES
Part One: The Whistleblowers and the Dodd-Frank Incentives
Chapter One: The Dramatic Expansion of Whistleblower Awards under Dodd-Frank
WHISTLEBLOWER PROVISIONS OF DODD-FRANK
WHAT IS “ORIGINAL INFORMATION”?
WHAT ARE VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS?
RULE 10B-5: MARKET MANIPULATION
VIOLATING THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
FALSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BY PUBLIC COMPANIES
OTHER SECURITIES LAWS
PROTECTIONS FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS
COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT
NOTES
Chapter Two: The Remarkable Story of Cheryl Eckard and the $96 Million Bounty under the False Claims Act
WHO IS CHERYL ECKARD?
ECKARD'S POST-TERMINATION ACTIVITIES
ECKARD'S SUPERIORS
BACKGROUND ALLEGATIONS
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS
TIMELINE OF ECKARD'S ALLEGED ACTIVITIES
THE LESSONS OF GLAXO
NOTES
Chapter Three: The Pfizer Whistleblowers Who Collected Over $100 Million under the False Claims Act
JOHN KOPCHINSKI
BEXTRA
THE COMPLAINT
PFIZER LESSONS
NOTES
Part Two: Disincentives and Factors Motivating Public Disclosure
Chapter Four: Disincentives to Internal Whistleblowers
FINANCIAL DISINCENTIVES
NONFINANCIAL DISINCENTIVES
CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS AND FIDUCIARY DUTIES
ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER SURVEY
REINSTATEMENT AS A REMEDY
EMPIRICAL STUDY
NOTES
Chapter Five: Women as Whistleblowers
SHERRON WATKINS
CYNTHIA COOPER
COLEEN ROWLEY
EXTERNAL REPORTING BY INTERNAL WHISTLEBLOWERS
WHISTLEBLOWER ANONYMITY
NOTES
Part Three: Organizational Best Practices
Chapter Six: Why Should Organizations Adopt a Robust Whistleblower System?
DIMINISHMENT OF SHAREHOLDER WEALTH
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
WE WERE DUPED!
EXECUTIVE WHISTLEBLOWERS
WHY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CANNOT RELY SOLELY ON INDEPENDENT OR INTERNAL AUDITORS
LEGAL STANDARD
CAREMARK
RECOMMENDED STRATEGY
CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF AN ORGANIZATION
RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE OFFICER DOCTRINE
THE ACME MARKETS CASE
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CRIMINAL GUIDELINES
THE DISADVANTAGES OF A ROBUST WHISTLEBLOWER SYSTEM
NOTES
Chapter Seven: Establishing a Robust Whistleblower System
PROBLEMS WITH THE CURRENT WHISTLEBLOWER SYSTEM
INITIAL STEPS
ELEMENTS OF A ROBUST WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS MUST BE IN CHARGE
THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM MUST BE INDEPENDENTLY ADMINISTERED
WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY INDEPENDENT COUNSEL REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
THERE SHOULD BE NO PRESUMPTION THAT ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS ARE LESS DESERVING OF INVESTIGATION
MOTIVATIONS AND PERSONALITY OF THE WHISTLEBLOWER ARE NOT RELEVANT TO THE TRUTH OF THE ALLEGATIONS
ABSOLUTE PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS' IDENTITY IS ESSENTIAL
ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HOTLINES AND PROVIDE EMPLOYEE COMPLIANCE TRAINING
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL SHOULD REPORT THE STATUS AND RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION
INTERNAL WHISTLEBLOWERS SHOULD RECEIVE MEANINGFUL MONETARY REWARDS
THE WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY MUST BE COMMUNICATED EFFECTIVELY
THERE SHOULD BE MILDER SANCTIONS FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL GROUP ACTIVITY
RETALIATION CLAIMS SHOULD BE INDEPENDENTLY INVESTIGATED
THE DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE COMPLIANCE SHOULD BECOME THE EYES AND EARS OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
MAJOR DOs AND DON'Ts FOR CEOs
NOTES
Part Four: Statutory Incentives and SEC Award Regulations
Chapter Eight: The False Claims Act: Qui Tam Cases
WHAT IS A FALSE CLAIM?
FALSE CLAIMS ACT BOUNTIES
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MEMORANDUM
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
NOTES
Chapter Nine: IRS Whistleblowers
SECTION 7623(b): MANDATORY WHISTLEBLOWER AWARDS
REDUCTION OF AWARD PERCENTAGE
SECTION 7623(a): DISCRETIONARY AWARDS
FORM 211
IRS WHISTLEBLOWERS AWARDS
IRS AWARD DETERMINATIONS
AWARD ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
APPEAL TO TAX COURT
DURATION OF PROCESS AND AWARD PAYMENT
CONFIDENTIALITY OF WHISTLEBLOWER
RIGHT TO COUNSEL
IRS CONTRACTS
DISQUALIFICATION OF U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
NOTES
Chapter Ten: Other Statutory Incentives and Protections for Whistleblowers
ACT TO PREVENT POLLUTION FROM SHIPS
FALSE PATENT MARKING STATUTE
U.S. TARIFF ACT OF 1930
STATE FALSE CLAIMS STATUTES
WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS
BARKER V. UBS
OTHER STATUTORY WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS
NOTES
Chapter Eleven: A Step-by-Step Guide to SEC Whistleblower Awards under Dodd-Frank
SUMMARY
SEC INVESTOR PROTECTION FUND
DOES THE WHISTLEBLOWER NEED AN ATTORNEY?
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
DETERMINING WHETHER THE OVER $1 MILLION THRESHOLD IS SATISFIED
DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF AN AWARD
MUST AN EMPLOYEE COMPLY WITH THE COMPANY'S INTERNAL COMPLIANCE PROGRAM?
CONFIDENTIALITY
NONWAIVER OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS
APPEALS
ANTI-RETALIATION PROVISION
NOTES
Appendix One: IRS Form 211
Appendix Two: SEC Form TCR—Tip, Complaint or Referral
Appendix Three: SEC Form WB-APP —Application for Award for Original Information Submitted Pursuant to Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Appendix Four: SEC Whistleblower Rules
§ 240.21F-1 GENERAL
§ 240.21F-2 WHISTLEBLOWER STATUSAND RETALIATION PROTECTION
§ 240.21F-3 PAYMENT OF AWARDS
§ 240.21F-4 OTHER DEFINITIONS
§ 240.21F-5 AMOUNT OF AWARD
§ 240.21F-6 CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT OF AWARD
§ 240.21F-7 CONFIDENTIALITY OF SUBMISSIONS
§ 240.21F-8 ELIGIBILITY
§ 240.21F-9 PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING ORIGINAL INFORMATION
§ 240.21F-10 PROCEDURES FOR MAKING A CLAIM FOR A WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD IN SEC ACTIONS THAT RESULT IN MONETARY SANCTIONS IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000
§ 240.21F-11 PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING AWARDS BASED UPON A RELATED ACTION
§ 240.21F-12 MATERIALS THAT MAY FORM THE BASIS OF AN AWARD DETERMINATION AND THAT MAY COMPRISE THE RECORD ON APPEAL
§ 240.21F-13 APPEALS
§ 240.21F-14 PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PAYMENT OF AWARDS
§ 240.21F-15 NO AMNESTY
§ 240.21F-16 AWARDS TO WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO ENGAGE IN CULPABLE CONDUCT
§ 240.21F-17 STAFF COMMUNICATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS REPORTING POSSIBLE SECURITIES LAW VIOLATIONS
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