Month: February 2023

Oral Testimony of Colette G. Matzzie, Partner at Phillips & Cohen LLP, whistleblower attorney and resident of Maryland in support of Senate Bill SB666/House HB0773 to expand the Maryland False Claims...

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the head of its cardiothoracic surgery department have agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle claims that they fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid for complex...

Phillips and Cohen partner Claire Sylvia spoke to Liz Kilmer of Pittsburgh’s WPXI-TV to discuss Phillips and Cohen’s $8.5 million settlement against UPMC. “The regulation here is a billing...

Pittsburgh, Pa.  February 27, 2023–In a significant win for patient safety, UPMC and James Luketich MD – the longtime chair of UPMC’s Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery – as well...

WASHINGTON, DC, February 13, 2023 – Lawdragon magazine has honored Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton as a “legend” in its 2023 “Legends list,” recognizing her achievements as a top-tier...

Fraud Enforcement Matters. The past year saw the Department of Justice recover over $2 billion in cases under the False Claims Act. Those cases included settlements in cases brought against pharmaceutical...

On June 7, 2022, the Governor of Colorado signed the Colorado False Claims Act (CFCA) into law. The CFCA, modeled after the federal False Claims Act (FCA), imposes liability on those who knowingly present...

Washington, DC, February 9, 2023—Last year was dubbed the “Crypto Bowl” because of the amount of cryptocurrency ads that aired around the Super Bowl, including the FTX ad featuring Larry David. ...

Washington, DC, February 8, 2023—Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice released the latest data on False Claims Act settlements and judgments. Notably, for the first time since amendment of the...

The US Department of Justice has raised the minimum and maximum penalties that can be assessed for violations of the False Claims Act, as well as civil monetary penalties under other laws, as part of...