September 11, 2020
Ten Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys recognized in elite 2020 Lawdragon list
Lawdragon magazine has named 10 Phillips & Cohen attorneys to its 2020 list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” for their work representing whistleblowers. Phillips & Cohen partners...
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September 10, 2020
“Wheeling Hospital agrees to $50 million settlement with DOJ”
The Intelligencer writes about Wheeling Hospital’s $50 million settlement of Phillips & Cohen’s qui tam case that alleged kickbacks and Stark Law violations. “Intimidation is a scare tactic often...
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“Wheeling Hospital agrees to $50 million settlement concerning Medicare fraud claims”
Phillips & Cohen partner Amy Easton explains to MetroNews why the $50 million healthcare fraud settlement by a West Virginia hospital is noteworthy. “This case is significant for the amount that...
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“W.Va. Hospital pays $50M to end false claims, kickback suit”
In a Law360 article, Phillips & Cohen partner Jeffrey Dickstein criticizes Wheeling Hospital’s countersuit against his whistleblower client, who alleged in a qui tam lawsuit that the West Virginia...
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September 09, 2020
West Virginia hospital agrees to pay $50M to settle whistleblower case alleging Stark and Anti-kickback violations
WHEELING, WV, Sept. 9, 2020 – Wheeling Hospital has agreed to pay $50 million to the government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Phillips & Cohen LLP. The “qui tam” lawsuit alleged...
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September 01, 2020
“Konica Minolta will pay $500K to settle lawsuit alleging EHR software flaws”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie tells Fierce Healthcare about her whistleblower client’s concerns regarding the alleged flaws in Viztek’s electronic health records software. Viztek...
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Bank of Nova Scotia’s $127M settlement in spoofing case sets records
The Bank of Nova Scotia’s recent $127 million settlement with the government for “spoofing” and other conduct set several records. The BNS settlement announced Aug. 19 included a $42 million penalty...
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August 28, 2020
Government’s dismissal of qui tam cases – 9th Circuit opinion analyzed
A recent federal appeals court decision is important for what it says about the government’s authority under the False Claim Act to dismiss qui tam whistleblower cases, which are brought in the government’s...
“Konica Minolta To Pay $500K Over Faked Health Program Cert.”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie explains why her client decided to blow the whistle in a Law360 story about the Konica Minolta Healthcare settlement of her qui tam case that alleged flaws...
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“Konica Minolta pays $500K to settle EHR whistleblower case”
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys Colette Matzzie and Luke Diamond tell Healthcare IT News about the methods and compelling reasons for addressing EHR fraud in an article about the $500,000...
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