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Law Practice

Apr. 22, 2006

Whistle-Blower Protection Depends on Who Hears Whistle

LOS ANGELES - Stephen Heller, a temporary worker for Jones Day in Los Angeles, was alarmed by what he heard on an audiotape he was assigned to transcribe for a lawyer.

By Tamadhur Al-Aqeel
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Stephen Heller, a temporary worker for Jones Day in Los Angeles, was alarmed by what he heard on an audiotape he was assigned to transcribe for a lawyer.
      On the tape, attorney Scott Shaw is heard describing how the firm's client, Diebold Election Systems, violated a $12 million contract with the state of California by...

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