June 05, 2017
“Dodd-Frank overhaul could spark rebound in SOX whistle-blower cases”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy spoke with Bloomberg BNA about how the Financial Choice Act might affect whistleblower programs created by Dodd-Frank as well as whistleblower protections under...
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June 02, 2017
“Why whistleblowers get paid in the U.S. but not in Britain”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy, the former chief of the SEC whistleblower office, was quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek talking about why the US pays whistleblowers while the UK does not. There’s...
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June 01, 2017
“eClinicalWorks whistleblower: NYC health department was indifferent to EHR flaws”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette G. Matzzie spoke with Healthcare IT News about the whistleblower case Phillips & Cohen brought against electronic health records vendor eClinicalWorks. The case...
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May 31, 2017
“Feds levy $155M fine against software vendor for faulty patient records”
Politico covered a ground-breaking $155 million settlement with electronic health records vendor eClinicalWorks. The settlement came as a result of a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Phillips & Cohen....
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“Whistleblower triggers $32.5 million settlement with Florida managed care organization”
Edward H. Arens, a whistleblower lawyer with Phillips & Cohen, spoke with RACmonitor about the $32.5 settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit brought by Phillips & Cohen on behalf of a Florida...
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eClinicalWorks whistleblower lawsuit settles for $155M in landmark EHR case
Updated: November 11, 2019 BURLINGTON, VERMONT, May 31, 2017 – Brendan Delaney, a whistleblower represented by Phillips & Cohen LLP, provided key information to the government that led to the settlement...
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May 30, 2017
Florida doctor’s whistleblower case against Medicare Advantage plans Freedom Health, Optimum Healthcare settles for $32.5 million
TAMPA, Florida, May 30, 2017 – A whistleblower lawsuit filed by Phillips & Cohen LLP on behalf of Darren Sewell, a Florida doctor, against Freedom Health, Optimum Healthcare and their affiliates...
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“Don’t mistake payments for approval, U.S. attorneys say”
Claire M. Sylvia, a partner at Phillips & Cohen, tells Bloomberg BNA’s Federal Contracts Report that “the government’s continued payment when it is on notice of an alleged violation”...
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May 24, 2017
New CFTC rules are a boon for whistleblowers
This week the Commodity Futures Trading Commission finalized several changes to its whistleblower rules that will strengthen the CFTC’s whistleblower program. Chief among them are rules that better protect...
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May 15, 2017
“More apologies are due from Barclays’ Staley”
Letter to the Editor by Erika A. Kelton in the Financial Times, 3/13/17. “Much has been made about Barclays chief executive Jes Staley’s apology to shareholders for the witch hunt he undertook...