Whistleblower Law Insights

The Supreme Court today declined to review lower court rulings on two cases involving “qui tam” whistleblower cases brought under the False Claims Act, including one that involves the issue of whether...

The recent settlement by electronic health records vendor athenahealthcare shows how whistleblowers are continuing to play a key role in exposing EHR kickbacks and fraud. Athenahealthcare Inc. agreed to...

In an analysis of an Illinois court ruling in a qui tam matter, Phillips & Cohen associate Emily Stabile explains why the case could be a landmark for future whistleblower litigation, while making...

Whistleblowers once again led the charge in the government’s fight against fraud in fiscal year 2020, with “qui tam” cases initiated by whistleblowers securing over 70% of the government’s $2.2...

Tax whistleblower could receive rewards and protection from job retaliation under an amendment to the District of Columbia False Claims Act that the District Council passed this month. The tax whistleblower...

Opioid giant Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty last week to fraud and kickback violations, cementing the power of the US False Claims Act and anti-kickback laws in fighting pharmaceutical companies’ corrupt...

eClinicalWorks’ electronic health records are once again raising patient safety concerns, despite a corporate integrity agreement that eCW made with the government as part of the settlement in a ground-breaking...

Last week, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services issued a special fraud alert to pharma companies and medical device makers with a stern warning: Consider dropping...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower program had a banner year in fiscal year 2020, with the total amount of whistleblower awards and the number of whistleblowers both exceeding previous...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has issued the largest SEC whistleblower award to date, awarding $114 million to a whistleblower who helped the SEC and another agency bring successful enforcement...