May 31, 2017
“Feds levy $155M fine against software vendor for faulty patient records”
Politico covered a ground-breaking $155 million settlement with electronic health records vendor eClinicalWorks. The settlement came as a result of a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Phillips & Cohen....
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“Whistleblower triggers $32.5 million settlement with Florida managed care organization”
Edward H. Arens, a whistleblower lawyer with Phillips & Cohen, spoke with RACmonitor about the $32.5 settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit brought by Phillips & Cohen on behalf of a Florida...
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eClinicalWorks whistleblower lawsuit settles for $155M in landmark EHR case
Updated: November 11, 2019 BURLINGTON, VERMONT, May 31, 2017 – Brendan Delaney, a whistleblower represented by Phillips & Cohen LLP, provided key information to the government that led to the settlement...
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eClinicalWorks’ Advisories to Customers About Its EHR Following Whistleblower Lawsuit
After Phillips & Cohen filed its lawsuit against eClinicalWorks in 2015 and the government launched an investigation, the company sent out a series of advisories to customers. Here are links to some...
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May 30, 2017
Florida doctor’s whistleblower case against Medicare Advantage plans Freedom Health, Optimum Healthcare settles for $32.5 million
TAMPA, Florida, May 30, 2017 – A whistleblower lawsuit filed by Phillips & Cohen LLP on behalf of Darren Sewell, a Florida doctor, against Freedom Health, Optimum Healthcare and their affiliates...
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“Don’t mistake payments for approval, U.S. attorneys say”
Claire M. Sylvia, a partner at Phillips & Cohen, tells Bloomberg BNA’s Federal Contracts Report that “the government’s continued payment when it is on notice of an alleged violation”...
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May 24, 2017
New CFTC rules are a boon for whistleblowers
This week the Commodity Futures Trading Commission finalized several changes to its whistleblower rules that will strengthen the CFTC’s whistleblower program. Chief among them are rules that better protect...
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May 17, 2017
John Oliver calls out for-profit dialysis companies for valuing profits over people
Leave it to comedian John Oliver to examine what DaVita CEO Kent Thiry could have meant when he said if he ran Taco Bell franchises instead of a dialysis provider, he’d “be doing all the same stuff.”...
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May 15, 2017
“More apologies are due from Barclays’ Staley”
Letter to the Editor by Erika A. Kelton in the Financial Times, 3/13/17. “Much has been made about Barclays chief executive Jes Staley’s apology to shareholders for the witch hunt he undertook...
May 10, 2017
“The right or wrong CHOICE for the SEC”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy speaks with Commercial Dispute Resolution where he explores the reasons why the Financial Choice Act’s provision to strip eligibility for rewards from whistleblowers...
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