Michael W. HudsonStaff Writer Center for Public IntegrityWebsitewww.publicintegrity.org ConnectEmail202-466-1300 Professional Biography Michael Hudson covers business and finance for the Center for Public Integrity. More Legal and Business Bylines From Michael W. Hudson Ex-WaMu Worker Claims He Was Shunned for Refusing to Push Toxic Loans on Borrowers - (Posted On Thursday, December 22, 2011) GOP Candidates in Foreclosure Capital Say Government Not the Solution to Crisis - (Posted On Wednesday, October 19, 2011) Inside Countrywide, a ‘Counseling Meeting’ Then Termination - (Posted On Tuesday, October 18, 2011) 'Occupy Wall Street' Aims Ire at Foreclosures - (Posted On Friday, October 14, 2011) Executive Fired, Vindicated. Mortgage Industry Tanks, Fraud Continues at Countrywide - (Posted On Saturday, September 24, 2011) Countrywide Protected Fraudsters by Silencing Whistleblowers, Say Former Employees - (Posted On Thursday, September 22, 2011) Mortgage Industry Whistleblower Wins Case Against Bank of America - (Posted On Saturday, September 17, 2011) Senator Grassley Says IRS Whistleblower Program Needs More Resources - (Posted On Saturday, September 10, 2011) Corporate Informants Could Reap Big Windfalls for Exposing Fraud Under New Whistleblower Rules - (Posted On Saturday, August 13, 2011) S&P not shy about using its clout politically - (Posted On Friday, August 12, 2011) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Chobani “Zero Sugar” Lawsuit Dismissed Due to Federal Preemption by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman Proposed Retaliatory US Taxes Would Impact Cross-Border Transactions by: Mary Burke Baker , Jay L. Buchman Justice Kavanaugh Signals One Conservative Vote in Labcorp Toward Imposing a Pre-Certification Standing Requirement Under FRCP 23 by: Ted Huffman , Eric R. Hail Maine Gambling Control Unit Issues Warning on Illegal Online Gaming Including Certain Sweepstakes Models by: James G. Gatto Supreme Court Rejects Minimum Contacts Requirement to Subject Foreign States to Suits in the U.S. Under FSIA by: Max B. Chester Long-Awaited Proposal to Give Texas Primacy for Class VI Injection Wells Signed by EPA Administrator by: Shannon S. Broome , Samuel L. Brown Illinois Senate Bill 328 May Impact Foreign Corporations in Toxic Tort Cases by: Francis A. Citera California Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on 30-Day Arbitration Fee Rule: Key Takeaways from Hohenshelt by: Harrison Brown , Ana Tagvoryan New FCPA Guidance By DOJ by: Luke Cass , Audrey Karman What to Watch: FDA Shifts Attention on Artificial Intelligence by: Scott S. Liebman , Arushi Pandya EPA’s Path Forward on TSCA Becomes Clearer by: Mark N. Duvall , Ryan J. Carra California’s E-Waste EPR Program Continues to Exclude E-Cigarettes by: Sheila A. Millar , Azim Chowdhury Connecticut Governor Signs Bill Codifying the Right of Minors to Consent to Reproductive Health Care Services by: Victoria C. Larson , Conor O. Duffy Decree for the Promotion of Pharmaceutical Investment and the So-Called “Plant Requirement” by: Gustavo A. Alcocer , Alejandro Luna Fandiño Court of Appeal Holds an Employee Cannot Recover Damages for Defamation Related to a Wrongful Termination Claim by: Ian A. Michalak Upcoming Events Jun 11 2025 Norfolk Workplace Law Series: Key Employment Law Updates for Employers in 2025 Jun 11 2025 REACH 30/30 - 11 June 2025 Jun 11 2025 TSCA 30/30 - June 11, 2025 Jun 12 2025 Executive Compensation Academy — ABCs of Total Shareholder Return (TSRs) Awards Print