Scarlett Singleton Nokes

Scarlett Nokes, an experienced trial and appellate lawyer, represents clients in a range of matters related to government investigations, white-collar criminal defense, regulatory and compliance issues, civil litigation and enforcement actions.

Firm/Organization: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Blogs: Financial Services Perspectives, Labor & Employment Insights

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Financial Services Perspectives

Disclosure and Cooperation Allow for Reduced False Claims Act Settlements According to New DOJ Guidance

By Brad Robertson & Scarlett Singleton Nokes on May 10, 2019

This week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) formalized and expanded its guidance for how defendants can earn cooperation credit in False Claims Act (FCA) cases and thereby reduce settlement amounts. New section 4-4.112 of the Justice Manual outlines three ways entities and individuals facing FCA claims can potentially earn credit—through voluntary disclosures, cooperation, and remedial measures. The credit allotted can take the form of a reduced damage multiplier, reduced penalties, or DOJ assistance in dealing…

Financial Services Perspectives

DOJ Continues Fair Housing Act Enforcement Actions

By Heather Howell Wright & Scarlett Singleton Nokes on October 24, 2018

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently filed a civil action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee against an apartment development and its property management company alleging violations of sections 3604(a) and 3604(b) of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Specifically, the complaint challenges the management company’s policy of rejecting applications for tenancy if any member of the household had a felony conviction within the past 10 years and…

Financial Services Perspectives

Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets “Whistleblower” under Dodd-Frank, Foreclosing Protections for Those Who Fail to Report Issues to SEC

By Scarlett Singleton Nokes on February 22, 2018

The Supreme Court has resolved a circuit split on whether Dodd-Frank’s whistleblower protections apply only to employees who report their concerns to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On Wednesday, in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in favor of limiting the Dodd-Frank Act’s definition of whistleblower to those who report their allegations to the SEC, thus excluding from whistleblower protection individuals who report their complaints internally. The issue…

Labor & Employment Insights

Does It Depend on Who Hears the Whistle? Supreme Court Narrows Whistleblower Protection for Reporting SEC Violations

By Scarlett Singleton Nokes on February 22, 2018

If you report a suspected SEC violation to your company, but not to the SEC, are you a protected whistleblower? Not according to the Supreme Court’s decision resolving a circuit split on who is entitled to Dodd-Frank’s whistleblower protections. On Wednesday, in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in favor of limiting the Dodd-Frank Act’s definition of whistleblower to those who report their allegations to the SEC, thus excluding individuals…

Scarlett Singleton Nokes

Disclosure and Cooperation Allow for Reduced False Claims Act Settlements According to New DOJ Guidance

DOJ Continues Fair Housing Act Enforcement Actions

Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets “Whistleblower” under Dodd-Frank, Foreclosing Protections for Those Who Fail to Report Issues to SEC

Does It Depend on Who Hears the Whistle? Supreme Court Narrows Whistleblower Protection for Reporting SEC Violations

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