January 03, 2023
Congress Includes Needed Amendments for AML Whistleblowers in Omnibus Spending Bill
The $1.7 trillion year-end spending legislation passed by Congress and just signed by the President contains important amendments to the anti-money laundering (AML) whistleblower program. The Anti-Money...
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December 22, 2022
SEC Settles with Honeywell for $81 Million in Latest SEC Action for Paying Bribes in Brazil
On December 19, the SEC announced that Honeywell – a North Carolina-based manufacturer of aerospace, building technologies, and automation products – has agreed to pay more than $81 million to settle...
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December 12, 2022
Former Assistant US Attorney Owen Foster Joins Whistleblower Law Firm Phillips and Cohen
Washington, DC, December 12, 2022 – Whistleblower law firm Phillips and Cohen LLP is pleased to announce that Owen C.J. Foster, a former Assistant US Attorney for the District of Vermont, joins the...
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December 06, 2022
The Supreme Court Hears False Claims Act Case
Washington, DC — December 6, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., a case with the potential to significantly impact...
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November 03, 2022
Best Lawyers names Phillips & Cohen to 2023 ‘Best Law Firms’ list
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 3, 2022 –Phillips & Cohen LLP has been named to U.S. News Best Lawyers® 2023 “Best Law Firms” list for the law firm’s work representing whistleblowers, particularly healthcare...
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November 01, 2022
EHR provider Modernizing Medicine pays $45M to settle DOJ, whistleblower case alleging False Claims Act Violations, Kickbacks
Washington, DC, November 1, 2022—Modernizing Medicine (ModMed), a provider of cloud-based electronic health records (EHR) systems, has agreed to pay $45 million to the federal government to settle a...
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October 20, 2022
Whistleblowers Eye Clearer Path Following Supreme Court Denials
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie explains to Bloomberg Law that since the U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to weigh in on what makes a complaint adequate, the status quo outcome provides...
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October 19, 2022
“Five Lessons from the Five Years Since the eClinicalWorks Settlement”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie writes in HIStalk about the key lessons and trends since Phillips & Cohen’s ground-breaking whistleblower lawsuit against electronic health records vendor...
October 05, 2022
Whistleblower attorney Claire Sylvia named “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation for the Fifth Year
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Oct. 5, 2022 – Phillips & Cohen partner Claire M. Sylvia was honored as a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation for 2023 for her record of success representing whistleblowers...
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October 04, 2022
Oracle to Pay $23 Million SEC Settlement in Second Bribery Case Involving Improper Slush Funds
On September 27, the SEC announced that the technology firm Oracle had agreed to pay $23 million to settle allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by using off-the-books slush funds...
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