August 02, 2024
“DOJ Unveils Whistleblower Pilot, But Garners Atty Criticism”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton talks to Law 360 avout the Department of Justice’s new whistleblower program. Erika A. Kelton, a partner at the whistleblower firm Phillips & Cohen...
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July 15, 2024
“Pennsylvania Telecom Co. Will Pay $6.5M To Settle FCA Case”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie was quoted in Law 360’s story about Phillips & Cohen’s whistleblower lawsuit against the Armstrong Group of Companies. Armstrong agreed to pay...
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June 18, 2024
Protect Whistle-Blowers – Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor of The New York Times from Phillips & Cohen partner Sam Brown discussing the need to protect whistleblowers in the largely unregulated technology sector. “Insiders Warn of...
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March 13, 2024
“Feds Accuse Martin’s Point of Defrauding Military Health Plan”
Phillips & Cohen partner Jeffrey Dickstein was quoted in the Portland Press Herald about Phillips & Cohen’s whistleblower lawsuit against six healthcare providers that the Department of Justice...
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March 13, 2024
“New DOJ Whistleblower Rewards Policy Has Lawyers Gearing Up”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton talked to Bloomberg Law’s Ben Penn about the Department of Justice’s new pilot whistleblower awards program and the possibility Foreign Corrupt Practices...
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March 12, 2024
“Planned Parenthood Appeal Poses Immunity Risks for Companies”
Phillips & Cohen partner Steve Hasegawa spoke to Bloomberg Law about the Planned Parenthood whistleblower Medicaid fraud lawsuit. The Fifth Circuit could “thread a needle” and determine that...
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February 23, 2024
“GCs Urged to Act Before Employees Become Whistleblowers”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy talked to Legal Dive about the Supreme Court’s decision in Murray v. UBS. According to McKessy, there would have been no protection at all for whistleblowers...
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February 06, 2024
“FinCEN Pressured to Implement Anti-Money-Laundering, Sanctions Whistleblower Program”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton talked to The Wall Street Journal about FinCEN’s anti-money laundering whistleblower program and the agency’s lack of enforcement resources. “FinCEN’s...
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January 10, 2024
“Attys Want These 3 Changes to IRS Whistleblower Program”
Phillips & Cohen partner Edward Arens spoke to Law 360 about necessary changes to the IRS Whistleblower Program. “The agency needs to communicate with whistleblowers on an ongoing basis about...
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December 29, 2023
“Kickbacks, Materiality Were Focus of Biggest FCA Opinions in 2023”
Bloomberg Law reports on the False Claims Act litigation landscape in 2023, talking with Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie. The article reads: “An FCA defendant’s continued payments...
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