February 22, 2018
“‘The SEC has a big problem now’ after broad whistleblower protections curbed”
In an article in The National Law Journal, Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorney Sean X. McKessy commented on The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the case Digital Realty Trust v. Somers....
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“High court whistleblower ruling could affect internal reporting”
Business Insurance quoted Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy in its story on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Digital Realty Trust v Somers, which said that whistleblowers are not protected by...
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February 21, 2018
“SCOTUS whistleblower case dodges Chevron deference showdown”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy was quoted in a Reuters column about the recent Supreme Court decision limiting the scope of Dodd-Frank’s whistleblower protections. That’s a mixed blessing...
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February 14, 2018
“Pure Collection pays out over £600,000 in US customs evasion lawsuit”
UK news site Retail Gazette quoted Phillips & Cohen’s Molly Knobler about her whistleblower case that alleged luxe UK clothing retailer Pure Collection evaded customs duties. The case settled...
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February 13, 2018
UK whistleblower’s case alleging US customs fraud by UK retailer settles
PORTLAND, MAINE, Feb. 13, 2018 – A British online clothing retailer, Pure Collection Ltd., and its CEO have agreed to pay a total of $908,100 to the US government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought...
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February 12, 2018
“Barclays’ new SFO charge shows financial crisis can still cause pain a decade on”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton spoke to The Telegraph about a new charge brought by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office regarding allegations of misconduct stemming back to the financial crisis....
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February 01, 2018
Health Diagnostic Laboratory’s Ex-CEO Mallory and marketing partner’s owners found liable for Medicare fraud
CHARLESTON, SC, Feb. 1, 2018 – A federal jury in South Carolina has found the former CEO of a medical testing lab and two owners of the lab’s marketing partner liable under the federal False Claims...
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“Health Diagnostic Lab ex-CEO, BlueWave Healthcare owners found liable of Medicare fraud”
360Dx, part of the GenomeWeb network, quoted Phillips & Cohen partner Peter Chatfield on the success of a jury trial that resulted from a whistleblower lawsuit, where one of the whistleblowers was...
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“Jury finds HDL’s Mallory liable for at least $16.6 million in federal lawsuit”
Phillips & Cohen partner Peter Chatfield spoke with the Richmond Times-Dispatch after a jury found former Health Diagnostic Laboratory CEO Tonya Mallory and the owner’s of HDL’s former...
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January 20, 2018
Lockheed whistleblower case brought by Phillips & Cohen involving National Security Cutters settles
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, Jan. 20, 2018 – Lockheed Martin Corp. has agreed to pay the federal government $2.2 million in cash and make certain repairs valued at an additional $2.2 million to settle...
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