July 18, 2019
“Broward paid fine for breaching 2015 fraud settlement with feds”
In a Politico article, Phillips & Cohen partner Peter Chatfield contextualizes the potential consequences that Broward Health faces for violating a 2015 fraud settlement: Peter Chatfield, an attorney...
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“What Reckitt’s $1.4 Billion Settlement Says About The Pharma Industry”
In her latest article for Forbes.com, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton analyzes how pharmaceutical companies manipulate doctors and trick patients with misleading claims in order to boost sales...
July 03, 2019
New Australia whistleblower law offers job protections but no rewards
A major whistleblower law went into effect in Australia this week, offering important, enhanced whistleblower protections against job retaliation. But the Australian law lacks a critical component of successful...
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July 02, 2019
KPMG case involving PCAOB highlights need for whistleblower program
In an alarming and outrageous case involving information misappropriated from the very body that oversees it, accounting giant KPMG admitted earlier this month to using that information to alter clients’...
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June 28, 2019
Cephalon “opioid lollipops” whistleblower story on CBS features brave Phillips & Cohen client
New York, NY, June 28, 2019 – The compelling story of a Cephalon whistleblower represented by Phillips & Cohen LLP and his case involving an “opioid lollipop,” Actiq, will be featured on the...
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June 19, 2019
The IRS whistleblower program would greatly improve under bill passed by Congress
Congress has passed a key bipartisan IRS reform bill with important improvements to the IRS whistleblower program that needs only President Trump’s signature to become law. UPDATE: President Trump signed...
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June 14, 2019
“Circuit Splits Over Fraud Law Endure as Top Court Ruling Turns 3”
In a Bloomberg Law article, Phillips & Cohen partner Claire Sylvia discusses the “rules of the game” of False Claims Act lawsuits three years after the Supreme Court’s decision in Universal...
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June 07, 2019
SEC’s $4.5M whistleblower award underscores consequences of Digital Realty ruling
A recent Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower reward marks the first time the agency has issued an award to a whistleblower who reported alleged corporate misconduct to the whistleblower’s...
June 06, 2019
Whistleblower represented by Phillips & Cohen helps SEC halt $394 million Ponzi scheme
Baltimore, MD, June 6, 2019 – Federal authorities were able to stop an ongoing Ponzi scheme that collected $394 million from unknowing investors, and stood to collect hundreds of millions more, thanks...
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May 28, 2019
“Opinion: Stop the repeal of important tool to fight Medicaid fraud”
Phillips & Cohen attorney Emily Stabile advocates for preserving the whistleblower provisions of the Alaska Mediaid False Claims Act in her op-ed for the Juneau Empire. The provisions are due to expire...