May 02, 2023
“SouthEast Eye Center Agrees To Pay $17 Million After Whistleblowers Filed Complaint”
Phillips and Cohen partner Amy Easton talked to the Chattanoogan about the $17 million settlement with SouthEast Eye Specialists for alleged violations of the False Claims Act and Anti-kickback statute....
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May 01, 2023
SouthEast Eye Specialists Pays $17 million to Settle Anti-Kickback, False Claims Act Allegations
May 1, 2023–SouthEast Eye Specialists, together with SouthEast Eye Surgery Center and the Eye Surgery Center of Chattanooga (SEES), agreed to pay the United States and Tennessee $17,000,000 to resolve...
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April 28, 2023
$1.9 million SEC whistleblower award goes to Phillips & Cohen’s client
Washington, DC, April 29, 2023 – The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a $1.9 million whistleblower award to a whistleblower represented by Phillips & Cohen LLP. The SEC does not reveal...
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Federal Court Orders South African CEO to Pay Over $3.4 Billion in CFTC Forex Fraud Case
Statement of Erika Kelton, Partner and whistleblower attorney with Phillips and Cohen “This is a historic action that shows the new CFTC Director of Enforcement Ian McGinley is willing to put teeth into...
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April 19, 2023
“Justices Appear Open to Whistleblowers’ Drug Fraud Arguments”
Phillips and Cohen partner Claire Sylvia discusses with Bloomberg News the oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court’s in US ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. case. “The Justices seemed to view...
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April 18, 2023
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in False Claims Act Case
Washington, DC–April 18, 2023 – Today the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc., a set of cases concerning a critical element of liability under...
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March 30, 2023
“LabCorp to pay $2.1 million to settle DOJ lawsuit for allegedly overbilling Defense Department”
Phillips and Cohen partner Peter Chatfield talked to CNBC about whistleblower Donna Hecker-Gross’ case against Labcorp: “She believed Labcorp was responsible for repaying all the overcharges,...
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March 27, 2023
Labcorp agrees to pay $2.1 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit
Washington, DC—March 27, 2023—Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp), a global healthcare company that provides clinical lab services, has agreed to pay a total of $2.1 million to the federal...
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March 20, 2023
“DOJ Again Deploys FCA in Cybersecurity Case; Florida Medicaid Contractor Was Hacked”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie discusses the connection between a cybersecurity failure and the False Claims Act with the newsletter, Report on Medicare Compliance: To connect the dots between...
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March 08, 2023
“UPMC Doc Can’t Get Surgery-Suit Whistleblower Sanctioned”
Phillips & Cohen partner Jeffrey Dickstein told Law 360 about whistleblower Dr. D’Cunha, saying, “Dr. D’Cunha stood up for patient safety. The government awarded Dr. D’Cunha...
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