On January 3, 2025, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York fully dismissed the qui tam "whistleblower" lawsuit brought against Canadian seafood company Cooke Inc. and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, and employees, including fishing companies Omega Protein and Ocean Harvester, by relators W. Benson Chiles and Chris Manthey.
The lawsuit focused on allegations that the defendants violated the False Claims Act (FCA), misstated key facts regarding, and ignored the law.
History of the False Claims Act
The FCA was first enacted...
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ILA and USMX Set to Resume Talks as Port Strike Threat Looms
Talks between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the union representing over 45,000 dockworkers from Maine to Texas, and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) are set to resume on January 7.
ILA and the USMX reportedly met in private on January 5 as both sides try to reach an agreement over the primary automation issue that has been raised since talks last stalled in November, according to industry publication FreightWaves.
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