October 05, 2020
“The Evolving Debate Over The Government’s Dismissal Authority Under The False Claims Act”
Does the Department of Justice have the authority under the False Claims Act to dismiss qui tam lawsuits without providing justification for doing so? Phillips & Cohen partner Claire Sylvia looks at...
October 01, 2020
“Physicians Misjudge a Terminal Patient’s Life Span: Is It Fraud?”
Phillips & Cohen partner Peter Chatfield provides the whistleblower’s perspective in a Medscape article about healthcare fraud in hospice care. On the whistleblower side, attorneys will continue...
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September 28, 2020
“Linde agrees to $22.8m settlement of whistleblower lawsuit”
Phillips & Cohen partner Steve Hasegawa frames the significance of Linde GmbH’s $22.8 million settlement of the firm’s qui tam lawsuit alleging customs fraud in a story by gasworld. “When companies...
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September 25, 2020
Linde agrees to $22.8M settlement of whistleblower case alleging customs fraud
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Sept. 25, 2020 – Linde GmbH and its North American subsidiary have agreed to a $22.8 million settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit, filed by Phillips & Cohen LLP, which alleged...
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September 23, 2020
“‘A Sleight of Hand’: Whistleblower Lawyers Recoil at SEC’s New Rules”
The National Law Journal quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy in its coverage of the SEC’s adoption of new whistleblower program rules and the SEC’s decision that it may reduce whistleblower...
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“Whistleblower advocates up in arms over changes to SEC program”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy condemns recently adopted changes to the SEC whistleblower program in a Compliance Week article examining the response to the program’s new rules. Sean McKessy,...
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“Divided SEC approves new whistleblower award rules”
Bloomberg Law cites the views of Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy, the former Chief of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower, on how the SEC’s newly adopted whistleblower program rule changes...
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“SEC Votes to Amend Whistleblower-Award Rules”
In a Wall Street Journal report on the SEC’s newly adopted whistleblower program rule changes, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton voices her concerns about how the changes could affect whistleblowers....
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September 11, 2020
Ten Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys recognized in elite 2020 Lawdragon list
Lawdragon magazine has named 10 Phillips & Cohen attorneys to its 2020 list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” for their work representing whistleblowers. Phillips & Cohen partners...
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September 10, 2020
“Wheeling Hospital agrees to $50 million settlement with DOJ”
The Intelligencer writes about Wheeling Hospital’s $50 million settlement of Phillips & Cohen’s qui tam case that alleged kickbacks and Stark Law violations. “Intimidation is a scare tactic often...
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