September 01, 2020
“Konica Minolta will pay $500K to settle lawsuit alleging EHR software flaws”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie tells Fierce Healthcare about her whistleblower client’s concerns regarding the alleged flaws in Viztek’s electronic health records software. Viztek...
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August 28, 2020
Government’s dismissal of qui tam cases – 9th Circuit opinion analyzed
A recent federal appeals court decision is important for what it says about the government’s authority under the False Claim Act to dismiss qui tam whistleblower cases, which are brought in the government’s...
“Konica Minolta To Pay $500K Over Faked Health Program Cert.”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie explains why her client decided to blow the whistle in a Law360 story about the Konica Minolta Healthcare settlement of her qui tam case that alleged flaws...
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“Konica Minolta pays $500K to settle EHR whistleblower case”
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys Colette Matzzie and Luke Diamond tell Healthcare IT News about the methods and compelling reasons for addressing EHR fraud in an article about the $500,000...
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August 27, 2020
Konica Minolta settles electronic health records whistleblower case for $500,000
NEWARK, NJ, Aug. 27, 2020 – Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas has agreed to pay $500,000 to the federal government to settle a whistleblower case filed by Phillips & Cohen LLP that alleged an electronic...
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August 26, 2020
“Litigation funding attacks pose threat to qui tam cases”
Defense attorneys’ legal maneuvers to stop litigation funding are a cynical ploy to block whistleblower cases, say Phillips & Cohen associate Dave Jochnowitz and partner Steve Hasegawa. In an analysis...
August 24, 2020
“Litigation Funding Attacks Pose Threat to FCA”
In an op-ed published by Law360, Phillips & Cohen attorneys Stephen Hasegawa and David Jochnowitz examine how recent attacks on litigation funding by False Claims Act defense firms undermine whistleblowers...
Whistleblower attorney Claire Sylvia named to Super Lawyers’ 2020 list
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, August 24, 2020 – Phillips & Cohen partner Claire M. Sylvia has been named to Super Lawyers’ 2020 list of top attorneys practicing in Northern California for her success...
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August 20, 2020
“Best Lawyers in America” names Phillips & Cohen partners to 2021 list
WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 20, 2020 – Best Lawyers has named three Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys to its 2021 Best Lawyers in America list for their outstanding work, including one who was honored...
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August 10, 2020
“INSIGHT: Dodd-Frank’s 10th Anniversary—Time for SEC Whistleblower Changes”
Changes are necessary for the SEC’s whistleblower program if its record of success is to continue, argues Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton in a Bloomberg Law article published for the 10th...