December 18, 2002
Phillips & Cohen case results in record-setting Medicare fraud settlement by HCA
WASHINGTON, DC — HCA Inc., the nation’s largest for-profit healthcare provider, has agreed to pay a total of $881 million to the federal government to settle Medicare fraud charges, including those...
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December 04, 2002
Cigna unit agrees to pay $24.5 million to settle Medicare fraud lawsuit
Lovelace Health System, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cigna Corp., has agreed to pay the federal government a record $24.5 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Phillips & Cohen that alleges...
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July 30, 2002
Hewlett-Packard, Agilent Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit For $7 Million
BOSTON, MA — Hewlett Packard Co. and Agilent Technologies Inc. have agreed to pay a total of $7 million to the federal government to settle charges, brought by Phillips & Cohen, that they knowingly...
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June 18, 2002
Tenet to pay $55.75 million to settle Medicare fraud charges
LOS ANGELES, CA – Tenet Healthcare Corp. has agreed to pay $55.75 million to the government to settle allegations of Medicare fraud, including a whistleblower lawsuit brought by Phillips & Cohen...
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October 23, 2001
KPMG Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleging Medicare Billing Fraud
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Accounting giant KPMG LLP has agreed to pay $9 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit, brought by Phillips & Cohen, that alleged the firm helped Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp....
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October 10, 2001
Judge awards Quorum whistleblower near-maximum award in landmark decision
WASHINGTON, DC — A U.S. district judge in Florida has awarded a whistleblower, represented by Phillips & Cohen, 24 percent of an $85.7 million Medicare fraud settlement, noting that “only his...
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October 03, 2001
TAP Pharmaceuticals whistleblower case settles for $875 million
BOSTON, MA — Initiated by whistleblowers, represented by Phillips & Cohen, and joined by the United States Department of Justice, two civil False Claims Act lawsuits charged TAP with paying illegal...
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August 03, 2000
W.R. Grace, Baker & Taylor pay $15.5 million to settle fraud case on book sales
WASHINGTON, DC – W.R. Grace & Co. and its former book division, Baker & Taylor Inc., agreed this week to pay $15.5 million to settle charges that they defrauded libraries, schools and government...
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July 01, 2000
“The False Claims Act and Wall Street: How a qui tam case reformed the municipal bond market.”
Article by Erika Kelton published in False Claims Act and Qui Tam Quarterly Review, July 2000. In December 1993, Michael R. Lissack was on vacation in Florida and read a brief article in the financial...
April 06, 2000
Investment banks pay $140 million to settle whistleblower qui tam cases and yield-burning charges
NEW YORK CITY, NY — Seventeen investment banks have agreed to pay about $140 million to the federal government to settle charges, brought by Phillips & Cohen, that they defrauded the federal government...
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