March 31, 2013
“Walk, Don’t Run – Experts Advise Prudence and Caution for Potential Whistleblowers.”
Erika Kelton in CFA Institute Magazine, March/April 2013. Do make sure that you really want to file a whistleblower claim. “Once it’s filed, it sets in motions something that you cannot stop,” says...
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March 14, 2013
“Tax Court Scrutinizes Whistleblower Office’s Delayed Decision.”
Erika Kelton in Tax Analysts , 3/14/13. Kelton told Tax Analysts that the Insinga order is important because “the Tax Court shows it is open to a more common sense approach than the IRS has often been...
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March 06, 2013
JM Eagle loses ruling in lawsuit that alleges defective water pipes
LOS ANGELES, CA – A federal district court judge has rejected a motion by JM Eagle Co. Inc. to dismiss a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by Phillips & Cohen that alleges JM Eagle sold certain...
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March 03, 2013
CIA Contractors American Systems, Anixter and Corning Pay $3M in Whistleblower Case
WASHINGTON, DC – Phillips & Cohen represented the whistleblower in the False Claims Act case discussed below against American Systems Corp., Anixter International Inc. and Corning Cable Systems...
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February 22, 2013
“DOJ Intervenes in Whistleblower Suit Against Lance Armstrong.”
Colette Matzzie in Legal Times, 2/22/13. “The United States invests considerable resources in the investigation of cases, interviewing witnesses and reviewing documents, to consider the validity of...
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February 05, 2013
“Erika Kelton on the Rise of SEC Whistleblower Cases.”
Erika Kelton in Corporate Crime Reporter, 2/5/13. Kelton a pro at bringing whistleblower cases. She has a couple of billion-dollar-plus False Claims Act qui tam cases under her belt . . . . But a significant...
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January 17, 2013
“Floyd Landis whistleblower suit targets more than Lance Armstrong.”
Peter Chatfield in The Washington Post, 1/17/13. False Claims Act whistleblower suits, which date from the Civil War era, are a mechanism for encouraging someone with information about fraud against the...
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January 11, 2013
Whistleblower attorney Colette Matzzie selected for Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America
WASHINGTON, DC – Colette G. Matzzie, a partner with Phillips & Cohen LLP, was named to Lawdragon’s list of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” for 2012, the magazine announced...
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January 03, 2013
FDA’s Campaign to Control the Practice of Medicine – Letter to the Editor
The Wall Street Journal published the following letter to the editor written by Phillips & Cohen partner Erika A. Kelton in response to an op-ed that criticized the prosecution of a doctor who was...
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December 19, 2012
Amgen agrees to pay $762 million to settle whistleblower lawsuits and criminal fine
WASHINGTON, DC – Amgen Inc. has agreed to pay the federal government and numerous states a total of $762 million to settle 10 whistleblower lawsuits, including one brought by Phillips & Cohen,...
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