August 28, 2023
Lincare agrees to pay $29 million to settle allegations of healthcare fraud against Medicare Advantage plans
San Francisco, August 28, 2023—Lincare Holdings Inc., a durable medical equipment company that supplies oxygen to patients with respiratory issues, has agreed to pay $29 million to settle a pathbreaking...
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August 17, 2023
Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes Twelve Phillips & Cohen Attorneys in 2024 List
Washington, DC, August 17, 2023 – Twelve Phillips & Cohen attorneys have been selected for Best Lawyers in America® 2024 edition for their work representing whistleblowers. Phillips & Cohen...
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July 31, 2023
Martin’s Point Health Care to Pay $22.48 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Medicare Advantage Fraud
Medicare Advantage Program and Diagnosis Code Accuracy Washington, DC, July 31, 2023—Martin’s Point Health Care Inc., a provider of healthcare in Maine and New Hampshire, agreed to pay $22.48 million...
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July 26, 2023
National Whistleblower Day Highlights the Importance, Dangers of Whistleblowing
July 30th is National Whistleblower Day Unapproved Sales Strategies and Off-Label Marketing Washington, DC—July 26, 2023—Bruce Boise didn’t know his life would change forever the day he contacted...
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July 17, 2023
Katz Banks Kumin and Phillips & Cohen Comment on SEC Whistleblower Client’s $9 Million Award
SEC Whistleblower Program Proves Effective with Notable Award Increase On Wednesday, July 12, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced an award of more than $9 million to a whistleblower...
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July 14, 2023
EHR provider NextGen to pay $31 million to settle False Claims Act allegations
NextGen Healthcare Agrees to $31 Million Settlement in Whistleblower Lawsuit Washington, DC, July 14, 2023 – NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (NXGN), a provider of electronic health records (EHR) systems, has...
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July 05, 2023
Iraq War whistleblowers announce $108.75 million settlement with KBR
Whistleblowers Expose KBR’s Iraq War Fraud NEW YORK, NY, July 5, 2023. Two whistleblowers have announced that a 12-year litigation with KBR Services has been settled for $108.75 million, the largest...
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June 26, 2023
Polanksy dissent shouldn’t get defense bar’s hopes up
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie talked to Bloomberg Law on the Supreme Court’s decision in United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive. Health Resources Inc. and about Justice Thomas’...
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June 20, 2023
“High Court’s FCA Ruling Reopens Constitutionality Question”
P&C partner Stephen Hasegawa comments to Law 360 on the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc. “I think almost everybody who practices in...
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“Odey scandal prompts Wall Street rethink on how to vet hedge funds”
Whistleblower partner Erika Kelton discusses with Reuters the Odey scandal. In the financial services industry there appears to be “a culture of permissiveness towards predatory and abusive conduct...
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