International Game Technology, Inc. v. Second Judicial District Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

In this original petition for extraordinary relief, we examine statutory provisions that afford remedies to whistleblowers who are retaliated against for lawfully disclosing information regarding purportedly fraudulent activity in furtherance of Nevada’s False Claims Act1 (FCA). In particular, we address whether the FCA’s anti-retaliation remedies are limited to those whistleblower employees whose employers pressured or attempted to pressure them into participating in the reported fraudulent activity.

In the underlying matter, a former employee filed a…