November 18, 2014
Former Of Counsel to Phillips & Cohen named as director of Justice Department program
WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2014 – Lisa Foster, formerly Of Counsel to Phillips & Cohen LLP, is the new director of the Access to Justice Initiative at the US Department of Justice. The Access...
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November 12, 2014
“Who Would Be a Whistleblower?”
Erika Kelton in The Independent, 11/12/14. Phillips & Cohen, the law firm representing the latest whistleblower, said the Dodd-Frank Act allows SEC whistleblowers to remain anonymous “to the fullest...
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November 07, 2014
“Whatever Happened to Pharmaceutical Swag?”
Erika Kelton in The Atlantic, 11/07/14. ProPublica, which performed a four-year investigation of drug-company payments to doctors, found that more than three-quarters of doctors have at least one financial...
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October 28, 2014
“Judge Orders Mediation in Guardrail Lawsuit.”
Erika Kelton in The New York Times, 10/28/14. Erika A. Kelton, a whistle-blower lawyer with Phillips & Cohen who is not involved in the litigation, said it was not uncommon for both sides of a False...
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October 22, 2014
“SEC: Banks May Be Shifting Asset Risk for Better Capital Treatment.”
Erika Kelton in American Banker, 10/22/14. Bigger is definitely the signal the SEC is sending, according to Phillips & Cohen LLP attorney Erika Kelton. The SEC last month announced the largest ever...
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DaVita whistleblower case alleging kickbacks to doctors settles for $400 million
DENVER, COLORADO – A whistleblower lawsuit brought by Phillips & Cohen LLP prompted a federal investigation into the business practices of DaVita Healthcare Partners and has resulted in DaVita...
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October 21, 2014
“Guardrail Maker Trinity Industries Liable for Fraud in Texas.”
Erika Kelton in The New York Times, 10/21/14. Legal experts in False Claims Act cases say the $175 million verdict is on the higher end of recent judgments. “There’s no denying it’s a big number,”...
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October 10, 2014
War-zone contractor settles whistleblower lawsuit alleging fraud
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – An American war-zone contractor in Afghanistan has paid the federal government $575,000 to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by Phillips & Cohen LLP that alleged the...
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September 29, 2014
“Phillips & Cohen: ‘Giant Killers of the Whistleblower Bar.’”
Erika Kelton in Lawdragon, 9/29/14. The list of Phillips & Cohen’s takedowns is long, punctuated by a leading role in the record-setting $3 billion settlement with GlaxoSmithKline in 2012 for improper...
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Phillips & Cohen: Giant Killers of the Whistleblower Bar, Says Lawdragon
WASHINGTON, DC – Lawdragon magazine features a profile of Phillips & Cohen LLP and its whistleblower practice in its most recent issue, calling the law firm, “The giant killers of the whistleblower...
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