April 27, 2018
Whistleblower lawsuit against Mantech could be the first of its kind
A recently unsealed lawsuit against Mantech, a large government contractor, shows the potential of the False Claims Act to enforce employment protections designed to prevent modern-day indentured servitude....
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April 20, 2018
Lance Armstrong’s $5M settlement of whistleblower case sends message
Professional cyclists tend to round their corners. Not just the literal ones, as Lance Armstrong demonstrated, but the metaphorical ones too. Most people know that Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour...
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“For critics, FCA fails test by giving Barclays CEO Staley a pass”
Bloomberg spoke to Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton in an article about the reaction to UK regulators’ decision to fine embattled Barclays CEO Jes Staley rather than ban him from his position...
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“UK financial watchdogs fail to bite in Barclays case”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton was quoted in a Financial Times article about the recent decision by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority not to ban Barclays’...
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April 12, 2018
Rotech pays $9.95M to settle whistleblower case alleging Medicare, Medicaid fraud
PLANO, TEXAS, April 12, 2018 – Rotech Healthcare has agreed to pay a total of $9.95 million dollars to the federal government and certain states to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged the homecare...
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“Oxygen equipment supplier Rotech settles billing case for $9.68 million”
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorney Molly Knobler was cited in a recent Westlaw Practitioner Insights article about the $9.68 million settlement reached with Rotech Healthcare Inc. The medical...
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April 07, 2018
“Whistleblowers and the health service”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton’s letter to the editor was published in the The Irish Times on April 7, 2018. Ms. Kelton’s letter is a reaction to the Times’ article “Whistleblowing...
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April 05, 2018
Former Alaska Whistleblower Law: Alaska Medical Assistance False Claim and Reporting Act
Alaska Medical Assistance False Claim and Reporting Act Alaska Stat. § 09.58.010 False claims for medical assistance; civil penalty (a) A medical assistance provider or medical assistance recipient may...
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Being a whistleblower is risky – attorney Erika Kelton discusses the international perspective
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton spoke with BBC’s Roger Hearing on the April 4, 2018 episode of the BBC’s World Service’s Business Matters. During the exchange, Ms. Kelton discussed...
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