May 24, 2016
“SEC continues to pay out sizeable awards for help from whistleblowers.”
Erika Kelton in Inside Counsel, 5/24/16. “The recent $3.5 million award is significant because it demonstrates the SEC’s willingness to reconsider its preliminary decisions about whistleblower awards...
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May 13, 2016
“SEC Awards Whistleblower $3.5 Million for Help in Ongoing Investigation.”
Erika Kelton in The National Law Journal, 5/13/16. “What the whistleblower initially argued was his or her information caused the commission to inquire into different conduct. The commission interpreted...
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April 27, 2016
“Medical experts drive DOJ’s cardiac device investigation.”
Jeffrey Dickstein in FierceHealthPayer, 4/27/16. “The DOJ has often looked at medical charges and used medical experts, but this was one of the largest endeavors,” says Jeffrey Dickstein, a former...
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April 19, 2016
Whistleblower attorneys say Supreme Court decision in Universal Health case could have significant impact
WASHINGTON, DC, April 19, 2016 – A whistleblower case the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear today – Universal Health Services Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar – could have a far-reaching...
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April 18, 2016
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower lawyers named to ‘Leading Lawyers In America’ list
WASHINGTON, DC, April 18, 2016 – Whistleblower lawyers Mary Louise Cohen, Erika A. Kelton and Colette G. Matzzie – all partners at Phillips & Cohen LLP – were named to Lawdragon’s...
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April 04, 2016
“U.S. Commodities Agency Rewards $10M to Whistleblower–a Record.”
Erika Kelton in The National Law Journal, 4/4/16. “I think [the reward] was inevitable. I’m sure the CFTC and the CFTC whistleblower office is enormously pleased, because there is nothing like the...
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“CFTC Whistleblower Office Comes Of Age With Record Bounty.”
Erika Kelton in Law360, 4/4/16. “It’s a clear message, a very strong message, that the program is working and that it’s worthwhile to participate,” said Erika Kelton, a Phillips & Cohen LLP...
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March 30, 2016
Canada’s whistleblowers turn to the US because of rewards
QUEBEC, ONTARIO, March 30, 2016 – Phillips & Cohen partner Steve Hasegawa, a successful US whistleblower attorney, explains in an op-ed in the Montreal Gazette why whistleblower reward programs...
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“Opinion: Quebec’s AMF should offer rewards to whistleblowers.”
Article by Stephen S. Hasegawa published in The Montreal Gazette 3/30/16. “Both the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) looked at the same evidence...
March 14, 2016
Whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen named to prestigious “Plaintiffs’ Hot List” for 2016
WASHINGTON, DC, March 14, 2016 – The National Law Journal named Phillips & Cohen LLP to its “Plaintiffs’ Hot List” for 2016, noting the firm shows great care for its whistleblower...
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