August 02, 2018
Fraudulent Initial Coin Offerings – SEC tries a new tactic to educate investors
Fraud in the cryptocurrency market is an increasing concern of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and the SEC is taking steps to both educate investors and go after those committing the fraud....

May 24, 2018
Study finds link between drug manufacturers’ gifts and increased opioid prescription rates
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that doctors receiving gifts from pharmaceutical companies were more likely to prescribe opioids. The study undertook a...

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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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April 27, 2018
Whistleblower lawsuit against Mantech could be the first of its kind
A recently unsealed lawsuit against Mantech, a large government contractor, shows the potential of the False Claims Act to enforce employment protections designed to prevent modern-day indentured servitude....

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April 20, 2018
Lance Armstrong’s $5M settlement of whistleblower case sends message
Professional cyclists tend to round their corners. Not just the literal ones, as Lance Armstrong demonstrated, but the metaphorical ones too. Most people know that Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour...

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March 26, 2018
DOJ goes after NY doctors for their role in opioid crisis
A recent round of indictments shows the federal government is going beyond pharma company executives and sales personnel in its efforts to hold individuals accountable for their roles in contributing to...

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March 09, 2018
eClinicalWorks whistleblower and lawyer discuss how the False Claims Act applies to health IT at HIMSS18
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie and whistleblower Brendan Delaney took to the stage this week in Las Vegas to talk about a law that’s recently become a major talking point across the Health...
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February 23, 2018
Supreme Court decision in Digital Realty v Somers, limiting SEC whistleblower protections, hurts both whistleblowers and employers
The Supreme Court’s decision this week in Digital Realty Trust Inc. v. Somers to limit Dodd-Frank whistleblower protections not only hurts whistleblowers, but their employers as well, according to two...
January 18, 2018
BP’s $102 million settlement shows effectiveness of California False Claims Act
The California False Claims Act, the oldest state false claims “qui tam” statute modeled on the federal False Claims Act, has shown once again its strength and efficacy in rooting out wrongdoing, this...

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January 03, 2018
Whistleblowers led the charge for $3.7B in False Claims Act recoveries in 2017
Whistleblowers have once again proven to be the government’s strongest weapon in the fight against fraud. Of the $3.7 billion recovered by the federal government in fiscal year 2017 through False Claims...
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