December 23, 2017
“Kmart to pay $32.3M to settle health care-related whistleblower case”
Kmart agreed to pay $42 million ($32.3 of which went to the federal government) to settle allegations Kmart overcharged government healthcare programs and private insurers for generic prescription drugs....
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Kmart pays $42M to settle hard-fought whistleblower drug-pricing case
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 23, 2017 – Kmart Corp. has agreed to pay $42 million to the federal government and a number of states to settle a whistleblower lawsuit jointly litigated by Phillips & Cohen...
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December 18, 2017
John R. Phillips rejoins whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen after ambassadorship
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 18, 2017 – John R. Phillips, a key architect of the False Claims Act, is returning to whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen LLP as a partner following his service as US ambassador...
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December 06, 2017
Phillips & Cohen partner Claire Sylvia named “Litigation Star”
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Dec. 6, 2017 – Phillips & Cohen whistleblower lawyer Claire M. Sylvia was named a “Litigation Star” in California for 2018 by Benchmark Litigation for her success as a False...
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November 29, 2017
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named ‘Top Lawyers’ for 2017
WASHINGTON, DC, November 29, 2017 – Six Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys were named by Washingtonian to its 2017 list of the best lawyers in Washington, DC. Phillips & Cohen attorneys...
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November 28, 2017
“U.S. Supreme Court to look at who should get whistleblower protections in corporate America”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy, the founding chief of the SEC Whistleblower Program, along with Cato Institute’s Ilya Shapiro, spoke on NPR-affiliate KPCC’s AirTalk examining today’s...
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November 27, 2017
“Supreme Court to decide who is a protected whistleblower in corporate America”
Phillips & Cohen partner Claire Sylvia spoke with the Los Angeles Times about the upcoming oral arguments in Digital Realty Trust v Somers, a case that examines whether internal whistleblowers are...
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“Supreme Court to hear whistleblower retaliation case”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy discussed in an interview with Insurance Journal the key arguments being made in Digital Realty Trust v Somers. The US Supreme Court case will determine whether...
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November 24, 2017
“Wall Street may suffer with win in suit over whistleblower rules”
The New York Post spoke with Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy for its story highlighting how Wall Street could end up losing even if it wins in Digital Realty Trust v Somers, which will be heard...
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November 22, 2017
“U.S. Supreme Court looks at whistleblower protections”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy was quoted in the Wall Street Journal’s preview of the Supreme Court oral arguments in Digital Realty Trust v Somers, which examines whistleblower protections...
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