Qui Tam

DaVita whistleblower David Barbetta alleged in a qui tam case that DaVita paid doctors hidden kickbacks as a way to get patient referrals for its dialysis clinics and to reduce or eliminate competition...

Phillips & Cohen represented pharmaceutical whistleblowers Matthew Burke and his co-relator in a qui tam case against GlaxoSmithKline that helped win a record-setting settlement of $3 billion from...

Phillips & Cohen represented Julie Darity in a qui tam lawsuit against her former employer C.R. Bard Inc. that alleged the company was offering illegal kickbacks to entice doctors and hospitals to...

Whistleblowers have exposed off-label marketing of medical devices, kickbacks to doctors and other improper sales and marketing tactics used by medical device companies that violate the False Claims Act...

Whistleblowers are essential for stopping medical loss ratio (MLR) fraud. They can do this by filing a “qui tam” (whistleblower) lawsuit. MLR fraud takes many forms, but usually involves reporting...

In the municipal bond market, some investment banking firms engaged in fraudulent schemes known as “yield-burning,” where they charged excessive prices for U.S. Treasury securities sold to...

When the government needs to procure highly specialized weapons systems, it frequently chooses to use a company that already makes them, known as a “sole source supplier.” This ensures a company...

Testimony of “Mr. ABC,” a confidential witness represented by Phillips & Cohen LLP, before the Senate Finance Committee – July 21, 2004. This page features the first-hand testimony of a confidential...

The municipal finance industry is rife with fraud, and it’s often industry insiders who expose fraudulent schemes. Yield-burning is one way banks can defraud both the federal and municipal governments....

Upcoding and unbundling are common types of healthcare fraud Upcoding, unbundling, and fragmentation represent common types of healthcare fraud, involving the manipulation of billing practices to illicitly...