March 30, 2023
“LabCorp to pay $2.1 million to settle DOJ lawsuit for allegedly overbilling Defense Department”
Phillips and Cohen partner Peter Chatfield talked to CNBC about whistleblower Donna Hecker-Gross’ case against Labcorp: “She believed Labcorp was responsible for repaying all the overcharges,...
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March 28, 2023
Senators Grassley and Warren Introduce Bill to Strengthen the SEC Whistleblower Program
This month Senators Chuck Grassley (R- Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reintroduced legislation designed to strengthen the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Program. The bipartisan legislation...
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March 27, 2023
Labcorp agrees to pay $2.1 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit
Washington, DC—March 27, 2023—Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp), a global healthcare company that provides clinical lab services, has agreed to pay a total of $2.1 million to the federal...
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March 23, 2023
Collapse of banks highlights the need for strong accounting practices and whistleblowers to expose fraud
Just weeks before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, accounting firm KPMG signed off on both of the banks’ audits. These failures come as audit firms are increasingly in the...
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March 20, 2023
“DOJ Again Deploys FCA in Cybersecurity Case; Florida Medicaid Contractor Was Hacked”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie discusses the connection between a cybersecurity failure and the False Claims Act with the newsletter, Report on Medicare Compliance: To connect the dots between...
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March 09, 2023
Connecticut and Maryland look to Expand State False Claims Acts
With the potential to recover millions of dollars lost to fraud, Connecticut and Maryland are both looking to expand their states’ False Claims Acts this legislative session. Connecticut Connecticut’s...
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March 08, 2023
“UPMC Doc Can’t Get Surgery-Suit Whistleblower Sanctioned”
Phillips & Cohen partner Jeffrey Dickstein told Law 360 about whistleblower Dr. D’Cunha, saying, “Dr. D’Cunha stood up for patient safety. The government awarded Dr. D’Cunha...
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March 07, 2023
Understanding the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program
What is the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program? Foreign public corruption can distort U.S. markets, taint the U.S. financial system, erode public trust in government institutions, and violate U.S....
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