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Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. et al

  1. May 11, 2017

    Bio-Rad Can't Get New Trial Over $8M Jury Verdict For Ex-GC

    A federal magistrate judge rejected Bio-Rad's bid to undo a California federal jury's $8 million verdict, finding Wednesday the jury's verdict that Bio-Rad fired its general counsel for reporting Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations was supported by plenty of evidence.

  2. February 09, 2017

    GCs May Increasingly Blow The Whistle After Bio-Rad Verdict

    An $8 million federal jury verdict award for former Bio-Rad general counsel-turned-whistleblower Sanford Wadler may loosen the restrictions of GC privilege and embolden more in-house attorneys to come forward as whistleblowers against their companies, attorneys say. 

  3. February 06, 2017

    Jury Awards Bio-Rad's Ex-GC $8M For Retaliatory Firing

    A California federal jury found Monday that Bio-Rad violated whistleblower protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act when it fired its general counsel for reporting Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, awarding the attorney $2.96 million in back wages and $5 million in punitive damages.

  4. February 02, 2017

    Davis Polk Partner Testifies Bio-Rad GC Didn't Back Claims

    The Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner hired to investigate possible corruption by Bio-Rad's sales team in China testified before a California federal jury Thursday that the company's general counsel — who alleges he was fired for whistleblowing — had trouble clearly articulating the basis of his allegations, which her team found meritless.

  5. February 01, 2017

    Bio-Rad GC's Temper, Damages Claim Questioned At Trial

    A California federal jury heard Wednesday from a parade of Bio-Rad witnesses who said the former general counsel suing for retaliation became hostile during the final months of his tenure, as well as an economist who testified the attorney's claim for $2 million in lost stock options relied on faulty calculations.

  6. January 31, 2017

    Bio-Rad GC Fired For Screw-Up And Temper, CFO Testifies

    Bio-Rad's CFO testified Tuesday that the company's former general counsel was fired for incompetence and abusive behavior — and not in retaliation for whistleblowing — telling a California federal jury that he caused Bio-Rad to miss a securities filing deadline and later screamed at her in a meeting about the mistake.

  7. January 25, 2017

    Bio-Rad GC's Corruption Report Baseless, Atty Testifies

    An outside attorney hired by Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. to investigate its sales abroad defended the company Wednesday against allegations it fired its general counsel for blowing the whistle on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, telling a California federal jury that the general counsel's corruption allegations were baseless, vague and misconstrued federal law.

  8. January 24, 2017

    Bio-Rad Ex-GC Asks For $8M On Contentious Trial Day

    The trial over allegations Bio-Rad's ex-general counsel was fired for reporting possible Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations grew contentious on Tuesday, as a California federal judge struck testimony from an auditor who investigated the claims after the plaintiff rested his case with a request for $8 million in damages.

  9. January 23, 2017

    Bio-Rad CEO Tells Jury Ex-GC 'Came Unglued' After DOJ Fee

    The CEO of Bio-Rad Technologies defended himself and the life sciences company against claims its former general counsel was retaliated against for reporting violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, saying he was really fired because he "came unglued," yelled at co-workers and caused the company to miss federal filing deadlines.

  10. January 19, 2017

    Bio-Rad CEO Tells Jury He Backdated Fired Exec's Review

    Bio-Rad's CEO admitted in a California federal court Thursday that he answered a Sarbanes-Oxley complaint brought by the company's general counsel by giving the U.S. Department of Labor a backdated review of the fired lawyer.

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