September 27, 2017
Court revives Wells Fargo whistleblower case following Supreme Court Escobar ruling
A federal appeals court gave whistleblower cases an important boost this month when it revived a False Claims Act case against Wells Fargo and its affiliates, reversing its own decision to kill the case...
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September 14, 2017
Court rules mandatory employee arbitration agreement does not apply in whistleblower lawsuit
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a Nevada company could not use an arbitration agreement it required an employee to sign when she applied for a job to prevent a False Claims Act...
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September 05, 2017
Whistleblower recoveries from insurance cases brought by Phillips & Cohen bring Novo Nordisk’s Victoza settlement to $60 million
WASHINGTON, DC, September 5, 2017 – A whistleblower lawsuit filed by Phillips & Cohen LLP in 2010 against Novo Nordisk alleging illegal marketing, promotion and sale of its best-selling diabetes...
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September 01, 2017
“Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Requiring the IRS to Properly Attribute Its Recoveries to Whistleblowers”
In an article for Bloomberg BNA’s Tax Management Memorandum, Phillips & Cohen attorney Edward Arens stressed the importance of recognizing the valuable contributions of whistleblowers to the...
Christus Health and Santa Fe hospital pay $12.2M to settle whistleblower lawsuit
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, September 1, 2017 – Christus Health and its Santa Fe hospital will pay $12.2 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower case brought by Phillips & Cohen LLP...
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