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Halunen Law Committed to the Environment
Focusing on our environmental impact and consequently readjusting the way we function in our workplace is one our priorities at Halunen Law. In the past year, we committed to reducing our impact on the environment by making some easy but highly impactful changes. No more plastic water bottles: We chose to stop using individual plastic …
Halunen Law’s Susan Coler Provides Important Insight as Panelist on Recent National Employment Lawyer Association Presentation
Susan Coler, Halunen Law Partner and Chair of the False Claims Act Practice Group, recently spoke on a panel – “False Claims Act 101: What’s a Whistleblower to do? – as part of the Eighth Circuit Conference of the National Employment Lawyers Association. In recent years, False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuits have dramatically increased in …
The Case Against Arbitration Clauses – How the Recent Revocation of CFPB’s Rule Harms Consumers
On November 22, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officially nullified its rule prohibiting financial institutions from inserting mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts with consumers.[1] This revocation comes after President Trump’s signature of the joint congressional resolution to do away with the CFPB rule aimed at restoring consumers’ ability to bring class-action lawsuits, as …
The Second Amendment Does Not Protect Assault Weapons
Contrary to popular rhetoric, there is no Constitutional impediment to outlawing assault weapons. Federal law has banned them before, as evidenced by the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, which—unfortunately—was allowed to expire in 2004. Importantly, the Supreme Court has clearly stated that the Second Amendment does not protect assault weapons. District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 …
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Halunen Law Files Claim Against Service Corporation International for Unlawful Funeral Service Sales Tactics
The death of a loved one is difficult. And we believe when a funeral planning service that has promised to help in that time of need takes advantage of family members’ vulnerability by using deceptive sales tactics, it is not only shameful—it’s unlawful. Halunen Law, joined by Kaliel PLLC in Washington, D.C., has filed a …
Halunen Law Takes On the For-profit School Industry – Again.
Halunen Law False Claims Act attorneys Susan Coler, Nathaniel Smith, and Gerald Robinson brought a lawsuit on behalf of their client Brian Gravely alleging that National American University (NAU) has engaged in fraudulent conduct against the government. The lawsuit alleges that NAU’s misrepresentations allowed it receive millions in federal dollars that it would not have …
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Halunen Law Plays Key Role as Co-counsel in Victory for Consumer Rights and Arbitration
Halunen Law plays key role as co-counsel in victory for consumer rights and arbitration Many companies include forced arbitration clauses and class action waivers in their contracts or terms of service. They do this to block consumers from banding together and holding them accountable in court when disputes arise, instead forcing them to proceed on …
Is Your Country of Origin a Bad Word at Work?
On January 11, it was reported that President Donald Trump, during a meeting with a bipartisan group of senators at the White House, where he rejected a bipartisan deal on a program affecting immigration to the United States, referred to Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries” and reportedly went on to state that the …
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Sexual Harassment: Unequal Power. Unequal Pain.
I vividly remember about a year ago when the sex tape of Donald Trump was released and the world began discussing whether or not the conduct was sufficiently egregious to sink his run for the presidency.The news media covered the story for weeks, with journalists and pundits opining on the propriety of the underlying conduct- …
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Halunen Law Partner Susan Coler Serves as Local Counsel in $850,000 Medicare Fraud Recovery
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (December 1, 2017) — A dermatologist’s whistleblower lawsuit recovered $850,000 for his fellow taxpayers, as the U.S. government settled fraud claims against a Minnesota skin-care practice and its owner, whom it had accused of false billing and unnecessary surgical procedures. The Employment Law Group® law firm represented the whistleblower, Dr. Jeff Samuelson, …