May 28, 2019
“Opinion: Stop the repeal of important tool to fight Medicaid fraud”
Phillips & Cohen attorney Emily Stabile advocates for preserving the whistleblower provisions of the Alaska Mediaid False Claims Act in her op-ed for the Juneau Empire. The provisions are due to expire...
May 20, 2019
“How Supreme Court Conservatives Have Shaped The FCA”
Phillips & Cohen partner Claire Sylvia contributes insights to a Law360 analysis of how the Supreme Court’s more conservative Justices have been shaping False Claims Act jurisprudence. “Conservative...
Posted In Phillips & Cohen In The Media
May 14, 2019
More whistleblowers would be protected under bill passed by House committee
The House Financial Services Committee last week approved a bill that would extend the anti-retaliation provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act to whistleblowers who suffer retaliation before they report possible...
Posted In Whistleblower Law Insights
“Supreme Court gives whistleblowers more time to bring false claims suits”
Phillips & Cohen partner Peter Chatfield is quoted in Modern Healthcare’s overview of the unanimous May 13 Supreme Court ruling in Cochise Consultancy v. U.S. ex rel. Hunt, which grants whistleblowers...
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May 08, 2019
Alaska Whistleblower Law: Alaska Medical Assistance False Claim and Reporting Act – Repealed
The Alaska whistleblower law, the Alaska Medical Assistance False Claim and Reporting Act, formerly allowed whistleblowers to file qui tam lawsuits against those who defrauded the state Medicaid program....
Posted In Resources
May 07, 2019
Latest CFTC whistleblower award reflects assistance given to another federal regulator
Whistleblower awards by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission now total more than $88.5 million, with the news of a CFTC whistleblower award of $1.5 million this week. The recent CFTC whistleblower...
May 03, 2019
“Hertz Makes A Rare Move By Suing Former Executives”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton makes a strong case for clawbacks in her latest article for Forbes.com, in which she analyzes the decision by car-rental giant Hertz to sue former executives for...