May 23, 2018
Guam considers False Claims Act equivalent
The False Claims Act has been celebrated as one of the US government’s most effective tools for fighting fraud and holding fraudsters accountable. The law hinges on the initiative of whistleblowers,...
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May 16, 2018
“U.S. intervenes in opioid kickback case against Insys”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton is representing Maria Guzman in a recently unsealed whistleblower lawsuit against Insys Therapeutics Inc. The information Guzman provided convinced the US Department...
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“Healthcare whistleblowers risk careers to keep patients safe”
In the second of a two-part series, Phillips & Cohen partner Peter Chatfield tells Health System Specialist about the risks and challenges whistleblowers face when making the difficult decision to...
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“Healthcare whistleblowers: inside their hearts and minds”
Phillips & Cohen partner Peter Chatfield was interviewed by the Financial Times’ Health Systems Specialist for a two-part series about the hearts, minds, and experiences of whistleblowers in...
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May 14, 2018
Insys whistleblower convinced the government to investigate
WASHINGTON, DC, May 14, 2018 – Documents unsealed in federal court today reveal that a former sales representative for Insys Therapeutics Inc. in Florida filed the first whistleblower lawsuit in 2013...
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May 11, 2018
“Symantec tumbles on disclosure of whistleblower probe”
Phillips & Cohen partner and former Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower Sean X. McKessy spoke with Reuters regarding yesterday’s disclosure by cyber-security firm Symantec that it...
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“Why Barclays boss Jes Staley should be relieved despite £1.1m hit”
SkyNews quoted Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton in an article about the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority’s joint decision to fine Barclays CEO Jes...
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“CFO feared jail time over kickbacks. He’s now Shawnee Mission Health interim CEO”
Phillips and Cohen partner Peter Chatfield weighed in on white-collar crime in a story by The Kansas City Star examining the alleged involvement of the former CFO of an Adventist Health Systems hospital...
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April 20, 2018
“For critics, FCA fails test by giving Barclays CEO Staley a pass”
Bloomberg spoke to Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton in an article about the reaction to UK regulators’ decision to fine embattled Barclays CEO Jes Staley rather than ban him from his position...
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“UK financial watchdogs fail to bite in Barclays case”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton was quoted in a Financial Times article about the recent decision by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority not to ban Barclays’...
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