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CBS Launches New 8-Part Series ‘Whistleblower’
CBS’s New Whistleblower Series Shines a Light on Real-Life Whistleblowers CBS television launched the new 8-part series called Whistleblower On July 13. The show offers an in-depth look at the remarkable courage and resolve of several whistleblowers, and the difficult paths they take that lead to justice. Familiar territory for Halunen Law Qui Tam/Whistleblower attorneys. Halunen’s attorneys are …
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Halunen Law Continues Fight for Justice Against California-based Yosemite Home Decor in Employment Contract Case. Trial Slated for July 30.
Halunen Law partner and employment attorney Ross Stadheim has been tenacious in his fight to obtain justice for his client, Richard “Rick” Messina, in a case involving the existence of a two-year employment contract and numerous appeals to the 8th Circuit. His client will finally get to tell his story to a jury during the …
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 …
Halunen Law to Oil Company: This Ain’t the Wild West
Halunen Law was featured in Minnesota Lawyer for its recent lawsuit against Texas oil company C & J Energy for gender discrimination, violations of equal pay laws, and whistleblower retaliation. Read the article here. Ms. Marchello was hired in 2012 as a pump operator. She had over three years experience in shale oil and was a …
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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 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, …
Halunen Law Files Racial Discrimination Case Against Thrivent Financial
Halunen Law files discrimination lawsuit against Thrivent Financial on behalf of an executive alleging he was fired as president of a Thrivent Financial subsidiary because he accused a co-worker of racial discrimination. Read more about the case here.
Halunen Law Files Class Action Lawsuit Against American Sugar Refining Inc.
Halunen Law filed a class action lawsuit against American Sugar Refining Inc., alleging that independent testing revealed ASR’s organic agave nectar was adulterated with other sugars and thus not “organic agave.” ASR’s “organic agave” is sold under the familiar brands Domino, C&H, and Florida Crystals. As alleged in the recently-filed Complaint, “consumers who purchase ‘Organic’ agave syrup purchase it believing …
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$1 Million Settlement for Rochester Police Officer Opposing Racial Bias & Excessive Force
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rochester Police Officer Who Opposed Racial Bias and Excessive Force Obtains $1 Million Settlement, Halunen Law Reports. MINNEAPOLIS – (Sept. 19, 2017) A Rochester, Minn. police officer has obtained a $1 million settlement from the city of Rochester to resolve her employment discrimination and retaliation claims against the Rochester Police Department, according …