January 31, 2019
“SEC’s Misguided ‘Solution’ In Search Of A Problem: Proposed Rule Would Hurt Whistleblower Program”
In a post for New York University Law School’s Compliance and Enforcement blog, Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy lays out his thoughts on the SEC’s proposed changes to its whistleblower...
January 28, 2019
“The Personal Toll of Whistle-Blowing”
Phillips & Cohen attorney Peter Budetti provided expert insight for The New Yorker in a story about becoming a whistleblower in the healthcare industry. Mr. Budetti – a former deputy administrator...
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January 18, 2019
“Ex-SEC official slams proposal to gut awards for gold-star whistleblowers”
Global Investigations Review‘s Just Anti-Corruption quoted comments made by Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy‘s during a webcast presented by Securities Docket in which he expressed...
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January 17, 2019
US Attorney General Nominee William Barr’s Confirmation Hearing – The False Claims Act And Whistleblowers
At the confirmation hearing for US attorney general nominee William Barr before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 15, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned Barr about his views of the False Claims...
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January 16, 2019
“Gilead Whistleblowers may be well placed to fight DOJ dismissal”
In an article published in Bloomberg Law, Phillips & Cohen attorney Stephen Hasegawa weighed in on the prospects of an anticipated legal battle over the Department of Justice’s expected attempt...
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January 11, 2019
Whistleblower group has concerns about attorney general nominee’s commitment to qui tam cases
Taxpayers Against Fraud (TAF), a public interest non-profit dedicated to promoting and protecting government whistleblower programs, sent a letter on Jan. 10 to the Senate Judiciary Committee to express...
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January 08, 2019
Whistleblower Dr. Michael Mayes – kickbacks by blood testing labs
Phillips & Cohen represented Dr. Michael Mayes of South Carolina in a whistleblower lawsuit against three blood testing labs and a healthcare marketing company alleging that the labs and the marketing...
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January 04, 2019
False Claims Act cases recovered $2.8B for US government in FY 2018
Whistleblowers continue to play a major role in stopping healthcare fraud and other fraud against the government, according to the latest statistics on False Claims Act cases released by the US Department...
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