February 08, 2023
Department of Justice Fraud Recovery Statistics for FY2022 Demonstrate Essential Role for Whistleblowers under the False Claim Act
Washington, DC, February 8, 2023—Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice released the latest data on False Claims Act settlements and judgments. Notably, for the first time since amendment of the...
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February 03, 2023
SEC Announces Video Game Developer to Pay $35 Million for Violating Whistleblower Protection Rule, Workplace Misconduct
Washington, DC, February 3, 2023—The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that video game developer Activision Blizzard Inc. agreed to pay $35 million to settle allegations that the company...
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January 19, 2023
Five Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Lawyers in America” for 2023
Washington, DC, January 19, 2023— Lawdragon has named five Phillips & Cohen partners –Peter Wilson Chatfield, Stephen Hasegawa, Erika Kelton, Colette Matzzie, and Sean McKessy —to its 2023 “500...
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January 17, 2023
Supreme Court Grants Cert. to Address False Claims Act Scienter Standard
Washington, DC, January 17, 2023—On Friday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to address an issue central to the enforcement of the False Claims Act, the government’s primary tool for fighting fraud...
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January 10, 2023
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to “Top Lawyers” list in Washington, DC
Washington, DC, January 9, 2023— Washingtonian magazine has named four Phillips & Cohen partners –Peter Wilson Chatfield, Erika Kelton, Colette Matzzie, and Sean McKessy —to its 2022 “Top...
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January 03, 2023
Largest SEC whistleblower award in 2022 goes to Phillips and Cohen clients
Award of $40 million among SEC’s ten highest awards ever Washington, DC, January 3, 2023— Phillips and Cohen clients won the largest whistleblower award in 2022, totaling $40 million. The aggregate...
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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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