September 17, 2022
There’s billions in “other” frauds outside of healthcare and defense contracting
Healthcare and defense spending rank number 1 and 2 in the federal budget every year. It is not surprising that they would similarly take top-billing in fraud recoveries. As described on September...

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September 07, 2022
On Clean Air Day, whistleblowers needed to ensure IRA implementation
Today, the world’s Fourth Annual Clean Air Day, we celebrate the United States’ historic investment in protecting our climate. Just three weeks ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction...
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September 02, 2022
Honeywell’s Damages Success May Be Hard for Others to Repeat
Phillips & Cohen partner Claire Sylvia tells Bloomberg News that a recent federal appeals court ruling won’t change liability in whistleblower legal cases. Each defendant in an FCA case remains...
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September 01, 2022
Two Phillips and Cohen partners named to Washingtonian magazine’s “Lawyer Lifetime Achievement” list
Washington, DC, September 1, 2022— Washingtonian magazine has named two Phillips & Cohen LLP partners – Erika Kelton and Peter Wilson Chatfield—to its 2022 “Lawyer Lifetime Achievement” list...
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August 18, 2022
Eight Phillips & Cohen Lawyers Named “Best Lawyers in America”
WASHINGTON, DC, Aug.18, 2022 – Eight Phillips & Cohen attorneys have been selected for Best Lawyers in America® 2023 edition for their work representing whistleblowers. Phillips & Cohen partners...
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August 16, 2022
Why whistleblowers will be vital for the Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) has many ambitious goals. To take a step back from the climate precipice we’ve walked onto. To bring down the cost of pharmaceuticals for American seniors....
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August 04, 2022
Whistleblower achieves record settlement in non-intervened False Claims Act case
Last week, a case filed by a whistleblower who reported alleged fraud by the biotechnology company Biogen netted the largest recovery to date—$900 million—in a False Claims Act lawsuit in which the...
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July 15, 2022
Whistleblower Case: Tara Pharmacy to Pay Over $600,000 to Settle Allegations
Washington, DC —July 15, 2022 — Tara Pharmacy, a specialty pharmacy located in Homewood, Alabama, that provides pharmacy services for long-term care facilities in Alabama and Georgia, has agreed to...
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July 14, 2022
Eleven Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys selected for Lawdragon’s 2022 “Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” list
July 14, 2022– Lawdragon magazine has named 11 Phillips & Cohen partners to its 2022 list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” for their outstanding achievements representing whistleblowers....
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June 29, 2022
IRS Releases annual whistleblower report; new director brings opportunity for growth
The IRS Whistleblower program is an important tool to detect fraud and abuse of the tax system. Since its inception in 2007, the IRS Whistleblower Office has paid out more than 2,500 awards to whistleblowers...
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