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Arbitration Agreement Not Binding on Whistleblower, Says Ninth Circuit

[09/15/17]

Posted on September 15, 2017 in False Claims Act Defense

Published by: Hall Render

On Monday, September 11, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided that a carefully drafted arbitration agreement between an employee and her employer did not cover the employee’s whistleblower action under the Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) or Nevada’s state-law equivalent.[1] The court’s opinion in this case demonstrates that even the strong... READ MORE

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