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- “Novel FCA Decision Amplifies Voices Of Whistleblower Critics” (10/02/2024)
- “Humana settles whistleblower suit for $90M” (08/21/2024)
- “Humana pays $90 million to settle whistleblower Medicare fraud case” (08/16/2024)
- “Humana to pay $90M to federal government to settle whistleblower lawsuit” (08/16/2024)
- “Humana Will Pay $90 Million in Medicare Drug Fraud Settlement” (08/16/2024)
- “Humana To Pay $90M To End 8-Year Medicare Drug FCA Battle” (08/16/2024)
- “Whistleblower Legal Sector Welcomes DOJ Pilot Program, but Concerns Remain” (08/06/2024)
- “DOJ Unveils Whistleblower Pilot, But Garners Atty Criticism” (08/02/2024)
- “Pennsylvania Telecom Co. Will Pay $6.5M To Settle FCA Case” (07/15/2024)
- Protect Whistle-Blowers – Letter to the Editor (06/18/2024)
- “Feds Accuse Martin’s Point of Defrauding Military Health Plan” (03/13/2024)
- “New DOJ Whistleblower Rewards Policy Has Lawyers Gearing Up” (03/13/2024)
- “Planned Parenthood Appeal Poses Immunity Risks for Companies” (03/12/2024)
- “GCs Urged to Act Before Employees Become Whistleblowers” (02/23/2024)
- “FinCEN Pressured to Implement Anti-Money-Laundering, Sanctions Whistleblower Program” (02/06/2024)
- “Attys Want These 3 Changes to IRS Whistleblower Program” (01/10/2024)
- “Kickbacks, Materiality Were Focus of Biggest FCA Opinions in 2023” (12/29/2023)
- “Calif. Retailer, Co-Founder Settle Customs Duty Fraud Suit” (11/09/2023)
- Missing piece in Swiss whistleblower jigsaw – Letter to the Editor (09/12/2023)
- Polanksy dissent shouldn’t get defense bar’s hopes up (06/26/2023)
- “High Court’s FCA Ruling Reopens Constitutionality Question” (06/20/2023)
- “Odey scandal prompts Wall Street rethink on how to vet hedge funds” (06/20/2023)
- “Supreme Court Backs Dismissal of Whistleblower’s Fraud Suit” (06/20/2023)
- “California Whistleblower Protections Apply to Tips Already Known by Employers” (06/02/2023)
- “Supreme Court Reopens Fraud Suits Against SuperValu, Safeway” (06/02/2023)
- “Whistleblower Attorneys Hail High Court Ruling in Drug Reimbursement Case” (06/02/2023)
- “Lured by a bigger payday, a medical device maker sold fake plastic parts. Many were implanted in chronic pain patients.” (05/30/2023)
- “FCA Chases ‘Shrewder’ Kickbacks As 50-Year Hunt Intensifies.” (05/15/2023)
- “SouthEast Eye Center Agrees To Pay $17 Million After Whistleblowers Filed Complaint” (05/02/2023)
- “Justices Appear Open to Whistleblowers’ Drug Fraud Arguments” (04/19/2023)
- “LabCorp to pay $2.1 million to settle DOJ lawsuit for allegedly overbilling Defense Department” (03/30/2023)
- “DOJ Again Deploys FCA in Cybersecurity Case; Florida Medicaid Contractor Was Hacked” (03/20/2023)
- “UPMC Doc Can’t Get Surgery-Suit Whistleblower Sanctioned” (03/08/2023)
- Hospital, top surgeon to pay $8.5 mln in whistleblower suit over simultaneous surgeries (02/27/2023)
- UPMC agrees to pay $8.5 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit filed by former surgeon (02/27/2023)
- Whistleblowers Eye Clearer Path Following Supreme Court Denials (10/20/2022)
- “Five Lessons from the Five Years Since the eClinicalWorks Settlement” (10/19/2022)
- IRS Funding Could Revive Flagging Whistleblower Program (09/19/2022)
- Honeywell’s Damages Success May Be Hard for Others to Repeat (09/02/2022)
- Dish Network must again face whistleblower’s license suit (05/19/2022)
- Docs faked patient visits and orders; caught in telehealth crime (03/22/2022)
- Telehealth Fraud Not An Easy FCA Target, DOJ Attys Say (02/24/2022)
- SEC proposal seeks to undo Trump-era whistleblower changes (02/11/2022)
- SEC looking into Apple’s use of nondisclosure agreements, whistleblower says (02/11/2022)
- “How GCs Can Navigate A Slew Of Whistleblower Tips” (01/19/2022)
- Expect Aggressive Enforcement of Stark and AKS to Continue (01/19/2022)
- NJ, NY pain management clinics pay $7.4 million to settle Medicare fraud case (01/18/2022)
- NY, NJ Health Centers Reach $7.5M Deal To End FCA Claims (01/13/2022)
- SEC And CFTC Whistleblowers Flex In 2021 (12/18/2021)
- “Defense Attorneys Speak Out About Grewal’s Get-Tough Tactics at the SEC” (12/15/2021)
- “Working From Home Could Be Giving Corporate Whistleblowers the Push They Need” (11/22/2021)
- “After Cracking Down on ‘Nonsense,’ SEC Whistleblower Program Has Record-Breaking Year” (11/18/2021)
- “Archdiocese of New Orleans to Pay $1 Million to Settle FEMA Fraud Claims” (11/17/2021)
- SEC Names Nicole Creola Kelly as Whistleblower Program Chief (11/08/2021)
- “Will record $200m payout tempt a new army of Wall St whistleblowers?” (10/29/2021)
- “These Law Firms Handle The Most False Claims Litigation” (10/29/2021)
- “The case against Mark Zuckerberg: Insiders say Facebook’s CEO chose growth over safety” (10/25/2021)
- “Former Deutsche Bank whistleblower awarded $200m record payout, sources say” (10/22/2021)
- “Deutsche Bank whistleblower paid $200m in record reward” (10/22/2021)
- “CFTC issues record $200M whistleblower award” (10/22/2021)
- “CFTC Makes History With $200M Whistleblower Award” (10/22/2021)
- “Why the Facebook Whistleblower Turned to the SEC” (10/07/2021)
- “Facebook whistleblower testifies to Congress, lawyer weighs in” (10/06/2021)
- “The Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen: Does the Law Protect Her?” (10/06/2021)
- “A $1B Benchmark for the SEC’s Whistleblower Program” (09/30/2021)
- “SEC Issues $114 Million to Two Whistleblowers” (09/15/2021)
- “Athira cited altered studies in $15 million NIH grant application, creating legal risk” (08/06/2021)
- “Waiting for payout a grueling test of tenacity for whistleblowers” (08/02/2021)
- “Blowing the whistle weighs uncertainty against moral duty” (07/28/2021)
- “Prime Healthcare, CEO, Cardiologist Settle FCA Allegations Over Payments for Referrals” (07/26/2021)
- “Calif. Hospital Chain, Docs Paying $37.5M In Kickback Deal” (07/21/2021)
- “Emerging details in Prime whistleblower case; company responds” (07/21/2021)
- “IBM Must Face Suit Saying It Tricked IRS Into Software Deal” (07/20/2021)
- SEC’s Actions Against Guggenheim Securities Reassure Whistleblowers (07/13/2021)
- “Senate Passes Bill to Fund CFTC Whistleblower Program” (06/02/2021)
- “Anti-Money-Laundering Whistleblower Program Struggles to Get Off Ground” (05/19/2021)
- “CareCloud agrees to pay millions to settle kickback allegations” (05/03/2021)
- “SEC Whistleblower Program Shows Value of Speaking Up, Departing Chief Says” (04/19/2021)
- Whistleblower attorney Sean McKessy on Madoff’s legacy (04/14/2021)
- “Chief of SEC Whistleblower Office, Jane Norberg, Leaving Agency This Month” (04/09/2021)
- “An inside look at the crazy world of whistleblower lawsuits, where anonymous tipsters make millions” (03/29/2021)
- “New Whistleblower Protection Laws Broaden OSHA’s Investigative Reach” (02/24/2021)
- “Outlook 2021: Expect ‘Vigorous’ FCA Enforcement; Prosecutor: Don’t Back Off Compliance” (01/11/2021)
- “In Their Words: What Attorneys Expect If Garland Becomes AG” (01/08/2021)
- “Becerra Brings Tougher Scrutiny on Health Fraud, Hospital Deals” (01/05/2021)
- “Potential for Monetary Award in Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Program Draws Concerns” (12/21/2020)
- “SEC Gives Rare Whistleblower Bounty to Tipster With Audit Duties” (12/15/2020)
- “Congress passes defense bill with big ramifications for AML, whistleblowers” (12/14/2020)
- Letter: UK whistleblowers deserve more protection (12/14/2020)
- “In House Warrior: The new Whistleblower Rules with Sean McKessy, partner at Phillips & Cohen and host Richard Levick” (12/10/2020)
- “Corporate whistleblowers can now collect more reward money” (11/23/2020)
- “‘Whopper of a Factor’: Pandemic Fueled Incoming Tips, and Clients, Whistleblower Lawyers Say” (11/23/2020)
- SEC Chair Clayton Set Course for Democrats on Crypto, Covid-19 (11/19/2020)
- “SEC Whistleblower Program Awards Tipster a Record $114 Million” (10/23/2020)
- “SEC Redefines Blockbuster With $114M Whistleblower Award” (10/23/2020)
- “Increased award volume breathes new life into SEC whistleblower program” (10/07/2020)
- “Physicians Misjudge a Terminal Patient’s Life Span: Is It Fraud?” (10/01/2020)
- “Linde agrees to $22.8m settlement of whistleblower lawsuit” (09/28/2020)
- “‘A Sleight of Hand’: Whistleblower Lawyers Recoil at SEC’s New Rules” (09/23/2020)
- “Whistleblower advocates up in arms over changes to SEC program” (09/23/2020)
- “Divided SEC approves new whistleblower award rules” (09/23/2020)
- “SEC Votes to Amend Whistleblower-Award Rules” (09/23/2020)
- “Wheeling Hospital agrees to $50 million settlement with DOJ” (09/10/2020)
- “Wheeling Hospital agrees to $50 million settlement concerning Medicare fraud claims” (09/10/2020)
- “W.Va. Hospital pays $50M to end false claims, kickback suit” (09/10/2020)
- “Konica Minolta will pay $500K to settle lawsuit alleging EHR software flaws” (09/01/2020)
- “Konica Minolta To Pay $500K Over Faked Health Program Cert.” (08/28/2020)
- “Konica Minolta pays $500K to settle EHR whistleblower case” (08/28/2020)
- “How A Compliance Chief Went From Ignored To Whistleblower” (07/20/2020)
- “How Dodd-Frank changed whistleblowing forever” (07/08/2020)
- “Supreme Court’s Ruling on SEC Disgorgement Could Shrink Whistleblower Awards” (06/24/2020)
- “Supreme Court upholds SEC’s power to take illegal profits from Orange County couple” (06/23/2020)
- “More cases likely as U.S. CFTC Trafigura investigation shows commitment to fight corruption in commodities markets” (06/19/2020)
- “COVID-19 Revenue Hit May Bode Well For Calif. FCA Tax Law” (06/17/2020)
- “Wave of Whistleblower Suits Predicted Over Virus Relief Aid” (06/01/2020)
- “Armed with whistleblower tips, U.S. SEC cracks down on coronavirus misconduct” (05/26/2020)
- Whistleblower attorney Stephen Hasegawa on Deutschlandradio (02/11/2020)
- “You’re a leader. But you can’t stomach what your company is doing” (01/29/2020)
- “Opioid Case Spotlights Use of AI for Health-Care Fraud” (01/29/2020)
- “ResMed to pay more than $37.5M to settle kickback allegations made in 5 whistleblower lawsuits” (01/18/2020)
- “Drug Patents Face New Scrutiny in Novel False Claims Lawsuits” (01/07/2020)
- “Fond Du Lac Hospital Settles $10M Federal Lawsuit” (01/07/2020)
- “Former SEC whistleblower chief warns of chilling effect of program changes” (11/18/2019)
- “SEC Whistleblower Tips Decline as Agency Looks to Limit Big Awards” (11/15/2019)
- “U.S. regulator rethinking changes to whistleblower program after backlash – sources” (11/14/2019)
- “Deutsche Bank Whistleblowers Lose Bid to Force SEC Awards” (11/11/2019)
- “CFTC Whistleblower Tips and Awards Fall After Record 2018” (11/08/2019)
- “HUD, Justice Department agree to avoid False Claims Act for loan violations” (11/01/2019)
- “Juul Knowingly Sold Tainted Nicotine Pods, Former Executive Says” (10/30/2019)
- “Infosys faces class action suit in US as regulators step up pressure” (10/25/2019)
- “Wall Street’s watchdog wants to weaken its own whistleblower program, critics say” (10/22/2019)
- “The Whistleblower Complaint” (10/16/2019)
- “Saving Stark” (10/08/2019)
- “The legal framework protecting whistleblowers in the U.S.” (10/01/2019)
- “Trump Branding Whistle-Blower a ‘Spy’ May Fuel Impeachment Probe” (09/26/2019)
- “CFTC Calls For Whistleblower Tips As Enforcement Evolves” (09/23/2019)
- “SEC must end mandatory FINRA arbitration, former agency officials say” (09/12/2019)
- “Why the Security Industry Should Pay Attention to the Cisco Whistleblower Case” (08/26/2019)
- Whistleblowers and retaliation – podcast with Sean McKessy (08/21/2019)
- “Broward paid fine for breaching 2015 fraud settlement with feds” (07/18/2019)
- “Circuit Splits Over Fraud Law Endure as Top Court Ruling Turns 3” (06/14/2019)
- “Opinion: Stop the repeal of important tool to fight Medicaid fraud” (05/28/2019)
- “How Supreme Court Conservatives Have Shaped The FCA” (05/20/2019)
- “Supreme Court gives whistleblowers more time to bring false claims suits” (05/14/2019)
- “This investor who blew the whistle on JPMorgan got a huge award, but those days may be numbered” (04/11/2019)
- “Ninth Circuit Limits Protections for Whistleblowers Reporting FCPA Violations” (04/03/2019)
- “Tax Court to review IRS denial of whistleblower claim” (04/01/2019)
- “New UK Watchdog Poised To Take On Embattled Audit Sector” (03/15/2019)
- “Providers hope for Stark overhaul to boost value-based payment” (03/11/2019)
- “EU Reforms May Help Open Doors For Whistleblowers” (02/20/2019)
- “New Justice Dept. policies, new AG may mute False Claims Act whistleblowers” (02/20/2019)
- “HCA Fights Revival of Kickback Suit Over Office Building Deals” (02/08/2019)
- “The Personal Toll of Whistle-Blowing” (01/28/2019)
- “Ex-SEC official slams proposal to gut awards for gold-star whistleblowers” (01/18/2019)
- “Gilead Whistleblowers may be well placed to fight DOJ dismissal” (01/16/2019)
- “DOJ Moves to Dismiss 11 FCA Suits With Same Relators Alleging Nurse Educators Are Kickbacks” (12/24/2018)
- “Federal government intervenes in hospital whistleblower suit” (12/22/2018)
- “The Biggest Securities Decisions of 2018” (12/14/2018)
- Target to pay $3M over Medicaid Rx refill rules (12/11/2018)
- “Bernie Madoff’s legacy: Whistleblower Inc.” (12/10/2018)
- “SEC whistleblower program has record-breaking year” (11/19/2018)
- “SEC Whistleblower Office sees jump in tips in 2018” (11/15/2018)
- “Credit Suisse: AbbVie’s fraud allegations mirror common biopharma strategy” (09/21/2018)
- “Madoff tipster has some big concerns about SEC’s whistleblower proposal” (09/19/2018)
- “Needed or outdated? Trump officials and Congress eye healthcare fraud and abuse rules” (09/19/2018)
- “IRS could still do more for its whistleblower program, tax attorneys say” (09/11/2018)
- “How lawyers would advise the anonymous NYT op-ed writer (and the White House)” (09/10/2018)
- “CFTC whistleblower program gains momentum with awards totaling $75 million” (08/28/2018)
- “South Carolina becomes a leader in federal health care fraud cases, with millions at stake” (08/21/2018)
- “South Carolina doctor risked it all to blow the whistle on a national Medicare fraud” (07/27/2018)
- “High hopes, 1 result from Justice Department false claims memo” (07/17/2018)
- “What’s Worrying the SEC’s Former Whistleblower Chief?” (07/12/2018)
- “Complaint Details Fraud Allegations Against Kalispell Regional Healthcare” (07/05/2018)
- “SEC wants the power to limit the size of whistleblower awards” (07/05/2018)
- “SEC seeks right to cut whistleblower bounties” (06/29/2018)
- “Trust key to keeping whistleblower complaints in-house” (05/31/2018)
- “U.S. intervenes in opioid kickback case against Insys” (05/16/2018)
- “Healthcare whistleblowers risk careers to keep patients safe” (05/16/2018)
- “Healthcare whistleblowers: inside their hearts and minds” (05/16/2018)
- “Symantec tumbles on disclosure of whistleblower probe” (05/11/2018)
- “Why Barclays boss Jes Staley should be relieved despite £1.1m hit” (05/11/2018)
- “CFO feared jail time over kickbacks. He’s now Shawnee Mission Health interim CEO” (05/11/2018)
- “For critics, FCA fails test by giving Barclays CEO Staley a pass” (04/20/2018)
- “UK financial watchdogs fail to bite in Barclays case” (04/20/2018)
- “Oxygen equipment supplier Rotech settles billing case for $9.68 million” (04/12/2018)
- “Whistleblowers and the health service” (04/07/2018)
- Being a whistleblower is risky – attorney Erika Kelton discusses the international perspective (04/05/2018)
- “Congress settles ‘collected proceeds’ question on IRS whistleblower awards” (03/23/2018)
- “High court ruling threatens to mute internal whistle-blower efforts” (03/22/2018)
- “What the Digital Realty Trust decision means for FCPA compliance” (03/07/2018)
- “Whistleblower ruling adds a risk for companies” (02/23/2018)
- “‘The SEC has a big problem now’ after broad whistleblower protections curbed” (02/22/2018)
- “High court whistleblower ruling could affect internal reporting” (02/22/2018)
- “SCOTUS whistleblower case dodges Chevron deference showdown” (02/21/2018)
- “Pure Collection pays out over £600,000 in US customs evasion lawsuit” (02/14/2018)
- “Barclays’ new SFO charge shows financial crisis can still cause pain a decade on” (02/12/2018)
- “Health Diagnostic Lab ex-CEO, BlueWave Healthcare owners found liable of Medicare fraud” (02/01/2018)
- “Jury finds HDL’s Mallory liable for at least $16.6 million in federal lawsuit” (02/01/2018)
- “Consulate Health Care absolved in $348M Medicare fraud case” (01/12/2018)
- “False Claims Act pioneer returns to whistleblower practice” (01/08/2018)
- “Kmart to pay $32.3M to settle health care-related whistleblower case” (12/23/2017)
- “U.S. Supreme Court to look at who should get whistleblower protections in corporate America” (11/28/2017)
- “Supreme Court to decide who is a protected whistleblower in corporate America” (11/27/2017)
- “Supreme Court to hear whistleblower retaliation case” (11/27/2017)
- “Wall Street may suffer with win in suit over whistleblower rules” (11/24/2017)
- “U.S. Supreme Court looks at whistleblower protections” (11/22/2017)
- “UK needs to change its whistleblower culture and assist people brave enough to report wrongdoing” (11/14/2017)
- “Dueling counsel views on off-label marketing ruling” (11/01/2017)
- “Whistleblower protections here to stay, expert says” (10/27/2017)
- “$663M reversal has silver lining for whistle-blowers, attorneys say” (10/10/2017)
- Whistleblower protections and rewards needed in Australia – P&C whistleblower attorney (10/05/2017)
- “Whistle-blowers raise penalty costs in financial fraud cases” (08/25/2017)
- “Whistleblower attorney expects more false claims lawsuits against EHR vendors” (08/10/2017)
- “Ride the whistleblower wave” (08/07/2017)
- “SEC issues whistleblower award to government agency employee for first time” (07/25/2017)
- “Barclays Bank CEO gets reprimanded” (07/10/2017)
- “University, testing lab win fraud case on transplant allegations” (07/07/2017)
- “Regulator reveals number of tip offs about advisers” (07/06/2017)
- “Sepp Blatter is wrong. Whistleblowers are courageous and deserve our support” (06/21/2017)
- “Top 10 takeaways from the eClinicalWorks settlement” (06/15/2017)
- “Law firms react to growing wave of whistleblower lawsuits” (06/10/2017)
- “Dodd-Frank overhaul could spark rebound in SOX whistle-blower cases” (06/05/2017)
- “Why whistleblowers get paid in the U.S. but not in Britain” (06/02/2017)
- “eClinicalWorks whistleblower: NYC health department was indifferent to EHR flaws” (06/01/2017)
- “Feds levy $155M fine against software vendor for faulty patient records” (05/31/2017)
- “Whistleblower triggers $32.5 million settlement with Florida managed care organization” (05/31/2017)
- “Don’t mistake payments for approval, U.S. attorneys say” (05/30/2017)
- “More apologies are due from Barclays’ Staley” (05/15/2017)
- “The right or wrong CHOICE for the SEC” (05/10/2017)
- “Sean X. McKessy: King of the whistleblowers” (05/09/2017)
- “IRS should use whistleblowers, not collection agencies, to close the tax gap” (05/05/2017)
- “Wells Fargo Will Appeal $5.4M OSHA Whistleblower Award” (04/05/2017)
- “Trump includes $70M more to fight fraud, prevent overpayments” (03/28/2017)
- “Australia needs incentives for whistleblowers” (03/06/2017)
- “Whistleblowers fill gaps in Medicare oversight” (02/24/2017)
- “Blackrock Fined for Impeding Would-Be Whistle-Blowers.” (01/25/2017)
- “SEC Makes Exception to ‘In Writing’ Requirement for Whistleblower Tips.” (01/06/2017)
- “Four Important Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program Developments to Watch for in 2017.” (01/05/2017)
- “Former SEC Whistle-Blower Chief McKessy Optimistic From Other Side.” (12/23/2016)
- “Sean McKessy: former chief, SEC Office of the Whistleblower.” (12/16/2016)
- “Help More Whistle-Blowers.” (12/03/2016)
- “Seen Enough? Here’s how to get the SEC’s attention.” (11/18/2016)
- “Could Donald Trump’s SEC Soften Enforcement of Severance Agreements.” (11/16/2016)
- “Silicon Valley biotech exec fights to dismiss illegal marketing case.” (11/04/2016)
- “SEC Weighs In on Ex-Vanguard Lawyer’s Whistle-Blower Case.” (11/01/2016)
- “SEC Says Companies Should Take the Hint and Not Impede Whistleblowers.” (10/14/2016)
- “A $700 million lure for finance biz whistleblowers — and hundreds are grabbing for it.” (10/08/2016)
- “Ex-SEC Whistleblower Chief Heads to Phillips & Cohen.” (09/06/2016)
- “Ex-SEC Whistleblower Chief Lands at Phillips & Cohen.” (09/06/2016)
- “S.E.C. Whistle-Blower Program’s First Chief Joins Law Firm.” (09/05/2016)
- “LuxLeaks highlights need for whistleblower protection and incentives.” (07/25/2016)
- “German watchdog moves forward with more whistleblower options.” (07/12/2016)
- “SEC’s First Whistleblower Office Leader Announces Departure as Awards Mount.” (07/08/2016)
- “Prairie Meadows points finger at whistleblower.” (06/28/2016)
- “Little-noticed interim rule overshadows two Supreme Court procurement decisions.” (06/20/2016)
- “Supreme Court clarifies government contract fraud.” (06/16/2016)
- “SEC whistleblower program gains momentum with $17 million award; tips on developing cases rise.” (06/10/2016)
- “Ex-Oracle employee sues company claiming she was fired after threatening to ‘blow the whistle.’” (06/06/2016)
- “How DOJ got 500-plus hospitals to settle over cardiac implants.” (05/28/2016)
- “SEC continues to pay out sizeable awards for help from whistleblowers.” (05/24/2016)
- “SEC Awards Whistleblower $3.5 Million for Help in Ongoing Investigation.” (05/13/2016)
- “Medical experts drive DOJ’s cardiac device investigation.” (04/27/2016)
- “U.S. Commodities Agency Rewards $10M to Whistleblower–a Record.” (04/04/2016)
- “CFTC Whistleblower Office Comes Of Age With Record Bounty.” (04/04/2016)
- “Opinion: Quebec’s AMF should offer rewards to whistleblowers.” (03/30/2016)
- “SEC Responds to Whistleblower Who Challenged Agency Delay.” (02/09/2016)
- Protecting Whistle-Blowers Against Retaliation – Letter to the Editor (02/09/2016)
- “Three New Qui Tam Lawsuits Likely to Move Forward in New York.” (01/27/2016)
- “My legal life: Erika Kelton.” (01/25/2016)
- “Whistleblower Firm Phillips & Cohen Adds Miami Office.” (01/13/2016)
- “Glitch in the Machine.” (01/11/2016)
- “Whistleblower law firm opens London office.” (01/05/2016)
- Rewarding whistleblowers – Letters to the Editor (01/02/2016)
- “It’s Time to Stop Thinking of Whistleblowers as ‘Nut Jobs.’” (12/29/2015)
- “Sprint Loss Likely to Breed More New York Qui Tam Cases.” (12/29/2015)
- “IRS Whistleblower Program Has More Problems than the GAO Found.” (12/16/2015)
- “Surgical monitoring firms receiving scrutiny for doctor deals.” (11/29/2015)
- “Health First calls for dismissal of over USD 1bn in whistleblower case, arguing allegations are already public – New Coverage.” (11/04/2015)
- “Tesco’s Yearlong Accounting Scandal Began With Tipster E-Mail.” (09/21/2015)
- “True Health To Buy HDL Pending Court Approval.” (09/14/2015)
- “Whistle-Blower Win, Justice Targets, Reverse Mergers: Compliance.” (09/11/2015)
- “Medicare Fraud Is Committed Well Beyond U.S. Borders.” (08/20/2015)
- “WikiLeaks Crowdfunds for Trade Documents.” (08/17/2015)
- “New strategy, technology emerging in ongoing fight against healthcare fraud.” (07/18/2015)
- “Supreme Court Says No Free Pass for Qui Tam Defendants in False Claims Act Cases.” (07/17/2015)
- Fixing Health Care – Response by Whistleblower Attorney to New Yorker Article (06/29/2015)
- “Bloomberg BNA Q&A with Peter Budetti, Of Counsel to Phillips & Cohen and Former CMS Deputy Administrator.” (06/24/2015)
- CEOs would pay attention to bonus clawbacks – Letter to the Editor (05/29/2015)
- “Whistleblowers dodge disaster in Supreme Court’s KBR decision.” (05/27/2015)
- “5 Things GCs Need to Know About Whistleblowers.” (05/27/2015)
- “How do you make millions by doing good? Become a whistleblower.” (05/14/2015)
- “Arrest of U.K Trader Puts a Spotlight on Whistle-Blowers.” (05/12/2015)
- “Confidentiality Agreements Must Not Protect Crimes.” (04/14/2015)
- “SEC Hits Back At KBR And Other Corporate Bullies Who Threaten Whistleblowers.” (04/02/2015)
- “Phillips & Cohen Nabs Obama’s Former ‘Anti-Fraud Czar.’” (03/16/2015)
- “Whistle-blowers Should Be Rewarded, Says US Lawyer.” (02/23/2015)
- “Lawyers on All Sides See Whistleblowing Evolving Fast.” (01/06/2015)
- “SEC Fights “Pre-taliation” Against Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers.” (01/06/2015)
- “These whistleblowers earn millions.” (12/28/2014)
- “Companies Risk SEC’s Wrath By Discouraging Whistle-blowers.” (12/24/2014)
- “Foreign Whistleblowers Gaining Traction.” (12/12/2014)
- “Who Would Be a Whistleblower?” (11/12/2014)
- “Whatever Happened to Pharmaceutical Swag?” (11/07/2014)
- “Judge Orders Mediation in Guardrail Lawsuit.” (10/28/2014)
- “SEC: Banks May Be Shifting Asset Risk for Better Capital Treatment.” (10/22/2014)
- “Guardrail Maker Trinity Industries Liable for Fraud in Texas.” (10/21/2014)
- “Phillips & Cohen: ‘Giant Killers of the Whistleblower Bar.’” (09/29/2014)
- “SEC Award May Spur Whistle-Blower Growth.” (09/24/2014)
- “4 Tips on Scoring Big for IRS Whistleblowers” (08/18/2014)
- “The SEC’s Secret Enforcement Weapon: Whistleblowers.” (08/06/2014)
- “CFTC Set to Make First Award To Whistle-Blower Under 2011 Program.” (05/20/2014)
- “FCA Wave Sparks Debate Over DOJ Power to Boot Weak Suits.” (05/02/2014)
- “The Plight of an Overseas Whistleblower.” (04/01/2014)
- “The lurking risks of hospital-employed physicians: Stark, Anti-Kickback and False Claims Act compliance.” (03/25/2014)
- “Walk, Don’t Run – Experts Advise Prudence and Caution for Potential Whistleblowers.” (03/31/2013)
- “Tax Court Scrutinizes Whistleblower Office’s Delayed Decision.” (03/14/2013)
- “DOJ Intervenes in Whistleblower Suit Against Lance Armstrong.” (02/22/2013)
- “Erika Kelton on the Rise of SEC Whistleblower Cases.” (02/05/2013)
- “Floyd Landis whistleblower suit targets more than Lance Armstrong.” (01/17/2013)
- FDA’s Campaign to Control the Practice of Medicine – Letter to the Editor (01/03/2013)
- “Can The SEC Be Trusted To Protect A Whistleblower’s Identity?” (04/27/2012)
- Whistle Stop – Letter to the Editor (02/27/2011)
- “SEC whistle-blower program worth protecting.” (12/13/2010)
- Whistleblower Program – Letter to the Editor (11/22/2010)
- Medicare needs more, better reforms – Letter to the Editor (10/07/2010)
- Most whistleblowers have ‘clean hands’ – Letter to the Editor (08/11/2010)
- Keep the cheese out of it – Letter to the Editor (07/31/2010)
- Whistleblower played key role in Medicare fraud case against 11 hospitals; New York hospital latest to settle (02/25/2010)
- Korb wrong about whistleblower program, writer says – Letter to the Editor (01/21/2010)
- Whistleblower bounty must go hand-in-hand with reform – Letter to the Editor (07/06/2009)
- Encouraging Whistleblowers, Discouraging Fraud – Letter to the Editor (03/21/2009)
- “Qui Tam Lawsuits and Pharmaceutical Fraud” (03/20/2006)
- “Qui Tam Lawsuits and You.” (03/20/2006)
- “The False Claims Act and Wall Street: How a qui tam case reformed the municipal bond market.” (07/01/2000)
- A Better Road for Whistle-Blowers – Letter to the Editor (09/26/1999)
- “Privatizing customs fraud enforcement under the False Claims Act.” (05/12/1999)
- “Blowing the whistle on customs fraud.” (03/18/1999)
- Failure to Report Medicare Billing Errors – Is It Fraud? (03/01/1997)
- “How to avoid liability under the False Claims Act.” (02/10/1997)
- Category: Whistleblower law articles by Phillips & Cohen
  - The D.C. Circuit Tackles the False Claims Act’s government action bar (06/21/2022)
  - Review of gov’t action dismissal could restrict FCA claims (03/30/2022)
  - ‘Significant Resolutions’ Of Foreign Bribery Cases Expected This Year (02/14/2022)
  - Watch Out, Wall Street – Record Number Of Whistleblowers Flock To The SEC (11/30/2021)
  - SEC Review of Whistleblower Award Rules: Incentives Matter (08/23/2021)
  - When Will The CFTC Get New Leadership? (06/17/2021)
  - IRS And Whistleblowers: Change Is Needed To Catch Big-Time Tax Cheats (05/12/2021)
  - The FCA wants more whistleblowers: Here’s what it should do (05/07/2021)
  - FCA Whistleblower Retaliation Ruling Raises Stakes for Employers (04/27/2021)
  - What Is Missing From Purdue Pharma’s Audacious, Proposed Bankruptcy Plan (03/22/2021)
  - SEC Moves Signal More Aggressive Enforcement Under Biden (02/18/2021)
  - “Illinois Supreme Court ruling in whistleblower case is victory for insurance fraud fight” (02/03/2021)
  - SEC’s Whistleblower Program: What Every Company Needs to Know (01/15/2021)
  - “How I.R.S. Can Tighten the Tax Gap” (01/14/2021)
  - The SEC fires a warning shot about COVID-19 disclosures (12/22/2020)
  - Whistleblower Cases Are A Warning To Covid-19 Vaccine Makers (11/24/2020)
  - “The Evolving Debate Over The Government’s Dismissal Authority Under The False Claims Act” (10/05/2020)
  - Government’s dismissal of qui tam cases – 9th Circuit opinion analyzed (08/28/2020)
  - “Litigation funding attacks pose threat to qui tam cases” (08/26/2020)
  - “Litigation Funding Attacks Pose Threat to FCA” (08/24/2020)
  - “INSIGHT: Dodd-Frank’s 10th Anniversary—Time for SEC Whistleblower Changes” (08/10/2020)
  - “The power of the US SEC whistleblower programme: What compliance and regulatory professionals should know” (05/04/2020)
  - “Compliance personnel face risks and rewards as SEC whistleblowers” (05/01/2020)
  - “Wanted: An Army of Whistleblowers” (04/16/2020)
  - “Wells Fargo Does Something Right” (03/24/2020)
  - “The SEC Whistleblower Program: Make Or Break Time” (02/26/2020)
  - “What Reckitt’s $1.4 Billion Settlement Says About The Pharma Industry” (07/18/2019)
  - “Hertz Makes A Rare Move By Suing Former Executives” (05/03/2019)
  - “Barclays, Danske, Lloyds: three reasons why UK whistleblower laws must change” (03/11/2019)
  - “Bernie Madoff’s unlikely investor contribution: Whistleblowers” (12/12/2018)
  - “Danske Bank’s Culture Of Silence Implodes, Thanks To A Whistleblower” (10/16/2018)
  - “Whistleblowers: the secret weapon for US enforcement worldwide” (07/26/2018)
  - “Goal For FIFA After The World Cup: Recruit Whistleblowers” (07/12/2018)
  - “Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Requiring the IRS to Properly Attribute Its Recoveries to Whistleblowers” (09/01/2017)
Category: Phillips & Cohen News
- Statement: DOJ’s Whistleblower Pilot Program Received over 250 Tips from Whistleblowers to Combat Fraud (12/06/2024)
- Paragon Systems to Pay $53.68 Million to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit (11/12/2024)
- SEC Awards $3.7 Million to Phillips & Cohen’s Whistleblower Client (09/17/2024)
- CFTC Awards over $4 million to Phillips & Cohen’s Whistleblower Client (09/09/2024)
- Phillips & Cohen Whistleblower Client Receives SEC Award (09/04/2024)
- Statement: SEC announced awards of more than $98 million to two whistleblowers (08/23/2024)
- Twelve Phillips & Cohen Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers in America® 2025 (08/22/2024)
- Humana Settles for $90 Million Groundbreaking False Claims Act Case Alleging Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program Fraud (08/16/2024)
- DOJ Announces New Whistleblower Program to Combat Foreign Corruption and Financial Fraud (08/01/2024)
- Armstrong Group Agrees to Pay $6.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Misallocating Costs Submitted to the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (07/12/2024)
- Statement: CFTC Orders Trafigura to Pay a $55 Million Civil Penalty (06/17/2024)
- Urgent Care Clinic CityMD Settles False Claims Act Case for $12 Million Over COVID-19 Fraud (06/07/2024)
- Twelve Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys selected for Lawdragon’s 2024 “Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” list (06/04/2024)
- Statement: CFTC Whistleblower Program Awards $1.25 million to Whistleblower (03/14/2024)
- Government Joins Whistleblower Case Alleging Six Health Systems and Medical Centers Defrauded the Department of Defense (03/13/2024)
- DOJ Needs to Provide Minimum Whistleblower Award (03/07/2024)
- Five Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Lawyers in America” for 2024 (01/22/2024)
- Atlantic Home Health Care Settles Fraud Allegations Related to “Telehealth” and Kickbacks for $9.9 Million (01/08/2024)
- Phillips & Cohen Clients Recover More than $370 Million for the Government in 2023 (01/04/2024)
- SEC Releases Record-Breaking Whistleblower Numbers for FY 2023 (11/15/2023)
- KAP7 International and Co-Founder Settle Customs Duty Fraud Allegations (11/07/2023)
- Best Lawyers® names Phillips & Cohen to 2024 ‘Best Law Firms’ list (11/03/2023)
- FEMA-Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuit Settles in Total for $25 million (10/25/2023)
- CFTC issues over $18 million to a whistleblower (10/12/2023)
- Genomic Health Pays $32.5M to settle False Claims Act Medicare Billing Lawsuit (10/04/2023)
- CFTC Issues $300,000 Whistleblower Award; Statement of P&C Partner Christopher Ehrman (09/27/2023)
- The CFTC announces two awards totaling over $15 million to two whistleblowers (09/20/2023)
- Whistleblower Law Firm Phillips & Cohen Announces Sam Brown, Emily Stabile, and John Tremblay Promoted to Partners (09/19/2023)
- Former Director of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Office Christopher Ehrman joins Whistleblower Law Firm Phillips & Cohen (09/05/2023)
- CenCal Health, Other Healthcare Providers Agree to Pay $95.5 Million for Alleged Scheme to Defraud Medi-Cal, Medicaid (08/30/2023)
- Lincare agrees to pay $29 million to settle allegations of healthcare fraud against Medicare Advantage plans (08/28/2023)
- Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes Twelve Phillips & Cohen Attorneys in 2024 List (08/17/2023)
- Martin’s Point Health Care to Pay $22.48 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Medicare Advantage Fraud (07/31/2023)
- National Whistleblower Day Highlights the Importance, Dangers of Whistleblowing (07/26/2023)
- Katz Banks Kumin and Phillips & Cohen Comment on SEC Whistleblower Client’s $9 Million Award (07/17/2023)
- EHR provider NextGen to pay $31 million to settle False Claims Act allegations (07/14/2023)
- Iraq War whistleblowers announce $108.75 million settlement with KBR (07/05/2023)
- Statement: SCOTUS Decision in U.S. ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc. (06/16/2023)
- Eleven Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys selected for Lawdragon’s 2023 “Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” list (06/06/2023)
- SCOTUS Rules for Whistleblowers in Unanimous SuperValu Decision (06/01/2023)
- SEC Announces Largest Whistleblower Award Ever (05/05/2023)
- SouthEast Eye Specialists Pays $17 million to Settle Anti-Kickback, False Claims Act Allegations (05/01/2023)
- $1.9 million SEC whistleblower award goes to Phillips & Cohen’s client (04/28/2023)
- Federal Court Orders South African CEO to Pay Over $3.4 Billion in CFTC Forex Fraud Case (04/28/2023)
- Supreme Court Hears Arguments in False Claims Act Case (04/18/2023)
- Labcorp agrees to pay $2.1 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit (03/27/2023)
- Phillips & Cohen Partner Colette Matzzie’s testimony to expand Maryland’s False Claims Acts (02/28/2023)
- Whistleblower’s case alleging top surgeon at UPMC violated rules on conducting multiple surgeries settles for $8.5 Million (02/27/2023)
- Phillips & Cohen Partner Erika Kelton named a legal “legend” by Lawdragon magazine (02/13/2023)
- Super Bowl’s Lack of Crypto Ads Shows Digital Assets Remain “Hot Potato” Issue and Need Clear Enforcement Framework (02/09/2023)
- Department of Justice Fraud Recovery Statistics for FY2022 Demonstrate Essential Role for Whistleblowers under the False Claim Act (02/08/2023)
- SEC Announces Video Game Developer to Pay $35 Million for Violating Whistleblower Protection Rule, Workplace Misconduct (02/03/2023)
- Five Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Lawyers in America” for 2023 (01/19/2023)
- Supreme Court Grants Cert. to Address False Claims Act Scienter Standard (01/17/2023)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to “Top Lawyers” list in Washington, DC (01/10/2023)
- Largest SEC whistleblower award in 2022 goes to Phillips and Cohen clients (01/03/2023)
- Former Assistant US Attorney Owen Foster Joins Whistleblower Law Firm Phillips and Cohen (12/12/2022)
- The Supreme Court Hears False Claims Act Case (12/06/2022)
- Best Lawyers names Phillips & Cohen to 2023 ‘Best Law Firms’ list (11/03/2022)
- EHR provider Modernizing Medicine pays $45M to settle DOJ, whistleblower case alleging False Claims Act Violations, Kickbacks (11/01/2022)
- Whistleblower attorney Claire Sylvia named “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation for the Fifth Year (10/05/2022)
- Two Phillips and Cohen partners named to Washingtonian magazine’s “Lawyer Lifetime Achievement” list (09/01/2022)
- Eight Phillips & Cohen Lawyers Named “Best Lawyers in America” (08/18/2022)
- Whistleblower Case: Tara Pharmacy to Pay Over $600,000 to Settle Allegations (07/15/2022)
- Eleven Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys selected for Lawdragon’s 2022 “Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” list (07/14/2022)
- The Supreme Court agrees to hear False Claims Act case (06/21/2022)
- Clinical lab Caris pays $2.8M to settle whistleblower case (06/01/2022)
- $3 million SEC whistleblower award goes to Phillips & Cohen’s clients (04/25/2022)
- PPOA pain management clinics pay $24.5M to settle whistleblower cases (04/12/2022)
- Ex-SEC whistleblower office chief wins client a whistleblower award (03/28/2022)
- DOJ joins whistleblower case against EHR vendor ModMed and co-founder (03/25/2022)
- Five Phillips & Cohen partners make 2022 ‘Leading Lawyers’ list (02/23/2022)
- SEC whistleblower award for $37M goes to Phillips & Cohen’s international clients (02/04/2022)
- Whistleblower’s pain management clinics billing fraud case settles for $7.4M (01/12/2022)
- Supreme Court rejects appeal in whistleblowers’ Medicare fraud kickbacks case (11/17/2021)
- Best Lawyers names Phillips & Cohen to 2022 ‘Best Law Firms’ list (11/12/2021)
- Phillips & Cohen no. 1 for most False Claims Act whistleblower cases – report (10/28/2021)
- Super Lawyers names Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys to its top 2021 lists (10/20/2021)
- Whistleblower attorney Claire Sylvia named “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation (10/08/2021)
- DOJ joins whistleblower’s risk-adjustment fraud case against Medicare Advantage plan (09/14/2021)
- “Best Lawyers in America” names Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys to 2022 list (08/19/2021)
- Ten Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys selected for “Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” list (08/18/2021)
- SEC review of whistleblower rules applauded by ex-SEC whistleblower chief and whistleblower attorney (08/11/2021)
- Whistleblower case against Kaiser Permanente alleging risk-adjustment fraud unsealed, joined by government (08/03/2021)
- Prime Healthcare, its founder, and doctor pay $37.5M in whistleblower kickbacks, Stark case (07/19/2021)
- Defense contractor AAR pays $11M to settle whistleblower case (07/06/2021)
- Two Phillips & Cohen partners named to Best Lawyers “Women In Law” 2021 list (06/04/2021)
- CareCloud pays $3.8M to settle whistleblower case alleging EHR kickbacks (04/30/2021)
- Phillips & Cohen co-founder Mary Louise Cohen named a legal “legend” (04/16/2021)
- SEC whistleblower award for $1.5 million goes to Phillips & Cohen’s client (03/09/2021)
- Appeals court upholds $114M verdict in whistleblowers’ kickbacks case (02/23/2021)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys honored as 2021 ‘500 Leading Lawyers in America’ (01/28/2021)
- ‘Top Lawyers’ 2020 list for whistleblower attorneys includes two Phillips & Cohen partners (12/02/2020)
- Phillips & Cohen wins increase in SEC whistleblower award for client (11/13/2020)
- Best Lawyers names Phillips & Cohen to ‘Best Law Firms’ list for 2021 (11/09/2020)
- Linde agrees to $22.8M settlement of whistleblower case alleging customs fraud (09/25/2020)
- Ten Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys recognized in elite 2020 Lawdragon list (09/11/2020)
- West Virginia hospital agrees to pay $50M to settle whistleblower case alleging Stark and Anti-kickback violations (09/09/2020)
- Konica Minolta settles electronic health records whistleblower case for $500,000 (08/27/2020)
- Whistleblower attorney Claire Sylvia named to Super Lawyers’ 2020 list (08/24/2020)
- “Best Lawyers in America” names Phillips & Cohen partners to 2021 list (08/20/2020)
- McKesson allegedly used illegal kickbacks to get oncologists’ drug business, whistleblower lawsuit says (07/13/2020)
- DOJ joins whistleblower case alleging AECOM led FEMA fraud scheme for Katrina funds (06/03/2020)
- Five Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to 2020 “Leading Lawyers” list (04/08/2020)
- “Best Lawyers” for qui tam cases 2020 – Phillips & Cohen attorneys selected (03/30/2020)
- Our work in the time of Covid-19 (03/19/2020)
- SEC whistleblower award from fraud schema targeting retail investors (01/23/2020)
- Phillips & Cohen named to ‘Best Law Firms’ list for 2020 (01/17/2020)
- Medical equipment maker ResMed settles whistleblower lawsuits for $39.5 million (01/15/2020)
- Wisconsin hospital and affiliated physician group pay $10M to settle whistleblower lawsuit alleging kickbacks (01/06/2020)
- Ten Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to elite lawyer list (12/18/2019)
- Whistleblower attorney Claire Sylvia named a California “Litigation Star” (10/17/2019)
- Select Medical pays $3.5 million to settle Phillips & Cohen whistleblower case (10/16/2019)
- Insys whistleblower named 2019 Whistleblower of the Year (10/04/2019)
- Cisco whistleblower cybersecurity case brought by Phillips & Cohen settles for $8.6M (08/01/2019)
- Cephalon Pays $425M to Settle Whistleblower Off-label Marketing Case (07/31/2019)
- Cephalon “opioid lollipops” whistleblower story on CBS features brave Phillips & Cohen client (06/28/2019)
- Whistleblower represented by Phillips & Cohen helps SEC halt $394 million Ponzi scheme (06/06/2019)
- Super Lawyers names four Phillips & Cohen partners to its 2019 list (04/23/2019)
- Phillips & Cohen wins victory for IRS whistleblower client in US Tax Court. (03/29/2019)
- Five Phillips & Cohen partners named to “Leading Lawyers in America” list (02/26/2019)
- DOJ joins whistleblower lawsuit against WVA hospital, CEO and management company (12/21/2018)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to “Top Lawyers” list (11/29/2018)
- Whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen recognized on “Best Law Firms” list (11/01/2018)
- Erika Kelton named a top whistleblower attorney by Best Lawyers (10/01/2018)
- Whistleblower cases brought by Phillips & Cohen featured on CBS “Whistleblower” TV Series (08/17/2018)
- Medical lab kickbacks cost ex-CEO, others $114 million in whistleblower case (05/23/2018)
- Insys whistleblower convinced the government to investigate (05/14/2018)
- Rotech pays $9.95M to settle whistleblower case alleging Medicare, Medicaid fraud (04/12/2018)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to “Leading Lawyers in America” list (03/16/2018)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower lawyers author new guide to IRS whistleblower program (03/01/2018)
- UK whistleblower’s case alleging US customs fraud by UK retailer settles (02/13/2018)
- Health Diagnostic Laboratory’s Ex-CEO Mallory and marketing partner’s owners found liable for Medicare fraud (02/01/2018)
- Lockheed whistleblower case brought by Phillips & Cohen involving National Security Cutters settles (01/20/2018)
- Whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen adds partner in its San Francisco office (01/09/2018)
- Kmart pays $42M to settle hard-fought whistleblower drug-pricing case (12/23/2017)
- John R. Phillips rejoins whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen after ambassadorship (12/18/2017)
- Phillips & Cohen partner Claire Sylvia named “Litigation Star” (12/06/2017)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named ‘Top Lawyers’ for 2017 (11/29/2017)
- Phillips & Cohen named to ‘Best Law Firms’ list for 2018 (11/17/2017)
- Whistleblower recoveries from insurance cases brought by Phillips & Cohen bring Novo Nordisk’s Victoza settlement to $60 million (09/05/2017)
- Christus Health and Santa Fe hospital pay $12.2M to settle whistleblower lawsuit (09/01/2017)
- Wells Fargo pays $108M to settle whistleblower case alleging fraud in veterans’ mortgage refinance loans (08/04/2017)
- eClinicalWorks whistleblower lawsuit settles for $155M in landmark EHR case (05/31/2017)
- Florida doctor’s whistleblower case against Medicare Advantage plans Freedom Health, Optimum Healthcare settles for $32.5 million (05/30/2017)
- Three Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named “Leading Lawyers in America” (05/02/2017)
- Berkeley Heartlab & Quest Diagnostics Settle Whistleblower Case (05/01/2017)
- Government joins risk adjustment fraud case against UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare Advantage plans (02/22/2017)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower lawyers named “Attorneys Who Matter” for 2016 (01/03/2017)
- Whistleblower lawyer discusses impact of Supreme Court ruling in State Farm case (12/06/2016)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named ‘Super Lawyers’ for 2017 (11/29/2016)
- Zwanger Pesiri Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit For $10.5 Million (11/17/2016)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower lawyer speaks at European anti-corruption event in Vienna (11/16/2016)
- Whistleblower attorney Claire Sylvia’s new book examines recent False Claims Act developments (11/04/2016)
- Phillips & Cohen named in 2017 ‘Best Law Firms’ rankings (11/01/2016)
- US-Italy conference on whistleblower laws features Phillips & Cohen attorneys (10/20/2016)
- Phillips & Cohen Whistleblower Attorneys Win Award For Extraordinary Work While At DOJ (09/16/2016)
- Former SEC Whistleblower Office Chief Sean X. McKessy joins whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen (09/06/2016)
- Phillips & Cohen opens New York office to better serve Wall Street whistleblowers (07/06/2016)
- Phillips & Cohen attorneys discuss Supreme Court ruling in whistleblower case (06/16/2016)
- Whistleblower attorneys say Supreme Court decision in Universal Health case could have significant impact (04/19/2016)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower lawyers named to ‘Leading Lawyers In America’ list (04/18/2016)
- Canada’s whistleblowers turn to the US because of rewards (03/30/2016)
- Whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen named to prestigious “Plaintiffs’ Hot List” for 2016 (03/14/2016)
- Former federal prosecutor Amy Easton joins nation’s top whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen (02/24/2016)
- Whistleblower firm Phillips & Cohen adds former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Dickstein as partner and opens Miami office (01/13/2016)
- Top international whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen opens London office (12/28/2015)
- HCA pays $2 million to settle whistleblower case (12/22/2015)
- Whistleblower lawsuit leads to 32 more hospitals settling Medicare fraud allegations (12/18/2015)
- Phillips & Cohen partners selected as ‘Super Lawyers’ for 2016 (12/11/2015)
- Washingtonian names four Phillips & Cohen partners as top whistleblower lawyers (11/23/2015)
- Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton moderates panel with directors of CFTC and SEC whistleblower offices (11/16/2015)
- Phillips & Cohen attorneys named as finalists for ‘Consumer Attorney of the Year’ (11/10/2015)
- SEC whistleblower award goes to Phillips & Cohen client (11/05/2015)
- Phillips & Cohen Selected for ‘2015 Elite Trial Lawyers’ list (09/29/2015)
- Whistleblower attorney Stephen Hasegawa interviewed for ‘Elite Trial Lawyers’ story (09/21/2015)
- Adventist Health System’s $118.7 million settlement started with Phillips & Cohen’s whistleblower lawsuit (09/21/2015)
- Third largest SEC whistleblower award goes to Phillips & Cohen client (07/17/2015)
- Whistleblower attorney Erika Kelton named to national ‘Attorneys Who Matter’ list (06/16/2015)
- Food services contractor Chartwells pays $19.4M to settle whistleblower case involving DC school meal programs (06/05/2015)
- HDL and Singulex testing labs pay $48.5M to settle whistleblower cases alleging kickbacks (04/09/2015)
- Phillips & Cohen partners named to “500 Leading Lawyers in America” list (04/08/2015)
- Construction giant Gilbane Building settles whistleblower case brought by Phillips & Cohen (03/18/2015)
- Former Senate Judiciary Committee Counsel Bruce Cohen joins whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen (03/13/2015)
- Former federal ‘anti-fraud czar’ Peter Budetti joins whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen (03/11/2015)
- Whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen named to elite ‘Plaintiffs’ Hot List’ (03/03/2015)
- “Best Lawyers in America” names whistleblower attorney Mary Louise Cohen to 2015 list (02/13/2015)
- Medtronic subsidiary ev3 pays $1.25 million to settle Medicare billing fraud case (02/05/2015)
- Whistleblower played key role in case that Community Health Systems hospitals settle for $75 million (02/02/2015)
- Office Depot whistleblower case returns $68.5M to California cities and schools (01/14/2015)
- P&C Partner Erika Kelton Provides Whistleblower Perspective in Securities Docket Webcast (12/18/2014)
- Former Of Counsel to Phillips & Cohen named as director of Justice Department program (11/18/2014)
- DaVita whistleblower case alleging kickbacks to doctors settles for $400 million (10/22/2014)
- War-zone contractor settles whistleblower lawsuit alleging fraud (10/10/2014)
- Phillips & Cohen: Giant Killers of the Whistleblower Bar, Says Lawdragon (09/29/2014)
- Largest SEC whistleblower award so far goes to Phillips & Cohen client (09/22/2014)
- Phillips & Cohen Attorneys Featured Speakers at Whistleblower Lawyers Conference (09/19/2014)
- Whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen launches YouTube channel (04/21/2014)
- Formosa Plastics settles whistleblower case for $22.5 million (04/04/2014)
- New York radiology practice pays $15.5 million to settle whistleblower lawsuits (02/25/2014)
- Two Phillips & Cohen partners named to Lawdragon’s 2013 “500 Leading Lawyers in America” list (01/27/2014)
- Whistleblower attorneys Erika Kelton and Colette Matzzie named to 500 Leading Lawyers in America list (01/27/2014)
- IRS whistleblower reward of nearly $20 million goes to P&C client (12/23/2013)
- Phillips & Cohen Inducted Into the Plaintiffs Hot List Hall of Fame (12/06/2013)
- Four Phillips & Cohen Partners Named To Washington’s Best Lawyers List For Whistleblower Work (12/04/2013)
- Phillips & Cohen partner featured on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” (12/02/2013)
- P&C Whistleblower Attorney Interviewed on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal about False Claims Act (12/02/2013)
- Ensign Group Settles Whistleblower Lawsuits for $48 Million (11/19/2013)
- CA Technologies Settles Whistleblower Case for $11 Million (11/12/2013)
- Lifetime Achievement Award For Whistleblower Work Given to P&C Founding Partner Mary Louise Cohen (10/28/2013)
- Former Phillips & Cohen Law Fellows and Summer Associates Accept Prestigious Judicial Clerkships (08/30/2013)
- Fifty-five hospitals in 21 states settle Medicare fraud case for $34 million; whistleblowers’ lawyers comment (07/02/2013)
- SAIC pays $11.75 million to settle P&C whistleblower case (06/13/2013)
- US Renal Care Settles Whistleblower Case Brought By Nurse (05/21/2013)
- Medical Device Company C.R. Bard Pays $48.2M to Settle P&C Whistleblower Lawsuit in Georgia (05/13/2013)
- Adventist Health Settles Whistleblower Suit For $14.1 Million (05/03/2013)
- JM Eagle loses ruling in lawsuit that alleges defective water pipes (03/06/2013)
- CIA Contractors American Systems, Anixter and Corning Pay $3M in Whistleblower Case (03/03/2013)
- Whistleblower attorney Colette Matzzie selected for Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America (01/11/2013)
- Amgen agrees to pay $762 million to settle whistleblower lawsuits and criminal fine (12/19/2012)
- Whistleblower attorney Mary Louise Cohen named to Best Lawyers list (11/09/2012)
- Boehringer Ingelheim pays $95 million to settle whistleblower case (10/25/2012)
- CBS News reports on Phillips & Cohen whistleblower lawsuit against JM Eagle (10/15/2012)
- IRS pays whistleblower $2 million reward for information about alleged tax avoidance scheme by Illinois Tool Works (10/04/2012)
- Whistleblower lawyers Phillips & Cohen named to ‘Hot List” of top law firms (10/01/2012)
- Whistleblower attorney Erika Kelton named Whistleblower Lawyer of the Year (09/18/2012)
- First SEC Whistleblower Reward Is Good Start for Dodd-Frank Program says Phillips & Cohen Attorneys (08/21/2012)
- SEC Whistleblower Reward Is a Good Start, Phillips & Cohen Whistleblower Attorneys Say (08/21/2012)
- California has recovered more than $1 billion because of whistleblowers (07/03/2012)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower case settles as part of record Glaxosmithkline settlement (07/02/2012)
- Glaxo settles record whistleblower case for $3 billion – Medicare fraud alleged (07/02/2012)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorney testifies about Medicaid fraud enforcement (04/25/2012)
- Phillips & Cohen represents Common Cause in IRS whistleblower case against ALEC (04/23/2012)
- ATK settles Phillips & Cohen whistleblower case for $37 million (04/23/2012)
- P&C Texas whistleblower lawsuit against Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals in Mississippi settles for $2.8 million (03/28/2012)
- Whistleblower attorney John Phillips part of national False Claims Act 25th anniversary commemoration (01/31/2012)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower lawyers warn House bill would kill SEC program (01/24/2012)
- Whistleblower attorney Erika Kelton responds to claims about Jazz Pharmaceuticals off-label case (01/10/2012)
- Phillips & Cohen attorneys named to best whistleblower lawyers list (12/05/2011)
- Phillips & Cohen attorney explains factors in successful False Claims Act whistleblower cases (08/01/2011)
- NY Attorney General encourages whistleblowers to come forward (06/08/2011)
- Whistleblower attorneys comment on new SEC whistleblower rules (05/25/2011)
- Verizon pays $93.5 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit alleging Verizon overcharged government (04/05/2011)
- IRS pays whistleblower $1.1M reward for exposing Wall Street and Enron tax fraud scheme (03/15/2011)
- Kos Pharmaceuticals settles whistleblower case for $41.5 million (12/07/2010)
- Phillips & Cohen whistleblower case yields record settlement for fraud by U.S. contractor in Afghanistan (11/05/2010)
- Whistleblower case alleging illegal export of military information settles (10/29/2010)
- Whistleblower in Sodexo kickback case comments on New York settlement (07/21/2010)
- Phillips & Cohen qui tam case against Northrop settles for $12.5 million (06/23/2010)
- Whistleblower doctor comments on his case that helped expose illegal marketing of Topamax (04/29/2010)
- Whistleblower kickback case against Alpharma results in $42.5 million recovery (03/17/2010)
- NY real estate investor, others settle Medicare fraud case (02/26/2010)
- Whistleblower lawsuit involving water system supply parts settles (11/24/2009)
- Omnicare Settles Whistleblower Case for $98 Million (11/03/2009)
- Bextra whistleblower case leads to record-setting Pfizer settlement (09/02/2009)
- Businessman exposed problems with Quest subsidiary’s blood test kits; led to $302 million settlement (04/15/2009)
- Largest defense contractor whistleblower case: Northrop Grumman pays $325M to settle (04/02/2009)
- Los Angeles DWP settles electricity rate case; pays schools, other agencies $160 million (10/27/2008)
- HCA whistleblower writes book about his “harrowing journey” (06/12/2008)
- Medtronic unit will pay $75 million to settle whistleblower Medicare fraud case (05/22/2008)
- Whistleblower Lawsuit Exposes Illegal Cancer Drug Scheme (04/24/2008)
- Florida Doctor Settles Medicare Fraud Suit For $7 Million (04/14/2008)
- Illegal marketing of “date rape” drug results in $20 million settlement of civil and criminal charges (07/13/2007)
- California hospital pays $2 million to settle whistleblower’s Medicare fraud case (04/26/2007)
- Houston hospital to pay $15.5 million to settle qui tam case involving secondary payer claims (03/28/2007)
- Oklahoma hospital pays $12.2 million in organ acquisition billing fraud case (11/28/2006)
- Los Angeles woman and her home health agencies pay $33.8 million to settle Medicare fraud case (10/10/2006)
- Providian and Total System Pay $6M In Whistleblower Case (09/19/2005)
- University of Washington physician groups pay $35 million to settle Phillips & Cohen whistleblower case (04/30/2004)
- Northrop Grumman pays $111 million to settle qui tam case against recent acquisition, TRW (06/09/2003)
- NYSERNet pays government $1.4 million to settle fraud case involving AppliedTheory (03/26/2003)
- Sharp Settles Whistleblower Case For $6.2 Million (03/06/2003)
- Phillips & Cohen case results in record-setting Medicare fraud settlement by HCA (12/18/2002)
- Cigna unit agrees to pay $24.5 million to settle Medicare fraud lawsuit (12/04/2002)
- Hewlett-Packard, Agilent Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit For $7 Million (07/30/2002)
- Tenet to pay $55.75 million to settle Medicare fraud charges (06/18/2002)
- KPMG Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleging Medicare Billing Fraud (10/23/2001)
- Judge awards Quorum whistleblower near-maximum award in landmark decision (10/10/2001)
- TAP Pharmaceuticals whistleblower case settles for $875 million (10/03/2001)
- W.R. Grace, Baker & Taylor pay $15.5 million to settle fraud case on book sales (08/03/2000)
- Utah doctors will share in $745 million settlement of Columbia qui tam cases (05/19/2000)
- Investment banks pay $140 million to settle whistleblower qui tam cases and yield-burning charges (04/06/2000)
- Omnicare pays $5.3 million to settle Medicaid fraud case (04/21/1998)
- Teledyne settles with the government for $13.95 million (11/12/1997)
- SmithKline pays $325 million to settle whistleblower lawsuits involving Medicare fraud (02/24/1997)
- Medical Testing Lab Pays $119M To Settle Whistleblower Case (10/09/1996)
- Bradley Fighting Vehicle Manufacturer Settles Whistleblower Case (10/08/1996)
- Medical labs pay $11 million to settle P&C Medicare fraud case (09/19/1996)
- Hughes Aircraft settles qui tam lawsuit for $4 million (09/10/1996)
Category: Qui Tam
- How to Become a Qui Tam Relator (04/22/2024)
- Disaster Fraud & Whistleblowers (11/13/2023)
- New York Whistleblower Law: New York False Claims Act (07/07/2022)
- California Whistleblower Law: The California False Claims Act (06/16/2022)
- Puerto Rico whistleblower law – false claims to government (01/28/2022)
- What is Qui Tam? Whistleblower’s Guide to Qui Tam Lawsuits (04/29/2020)
- Whistleblower FAQs (04/28/2020)
- Whistleblower Rewards: Award Payouts and How They Work (04/27/2020)
- False Claims Act (04/27/2020)
- U.S. False Claims Act (12/29/2017)
- Whistleblower Laws by State – False Claims (12/29/2017)
- Whistleblower Retaliation and Whistleblower Protection Lawyers: What you should know (12/29/2017)
- Tips for filing a qui tam case (12/29/2017)
- Common Types of Qui Tam Whistleblower Cases (12/29/2017)
- Healthcare Fraud Whistleblowers (12/27/2017)
- California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act and Whistleblowers: How the law works (07/26/2017)
- Illinois Insurance Claims Fraud Prevention Act and Whistleblowers: How the law works (07/26/2017)
- False Claims Act History (01/27/2017)
- Fraud in the Financial Industry (01/27/2017)
- Defense Contractor Fraud (01/27/2017)
- Whistleblower (‘qui tam’) case against DaVita alleging kickbacks to doctors – Resources (01/04/2017)
- Anti-Kickback Statute & Stark Law: A Whistleblower’s Guide to Kickbacks in Healthcare (01/04/2017)
- DaVita Dialysis Lawsuit: David Barbetta’s Whistleblower Case (01/01/2017)
- HCA Hospitals Whistleblower James Alderson (12/27/2016)
- Glaxo Whistleblower Matthew Burke (12/27/2016)
- Judith King: A Whistleblower in Nursing (12/27/2016)
- C.R. Bard Whistleblower Julie Darity’s Story (12/27/2016)
- Lack of Medical Necessity and the False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- Medical devices – off-label marketing, kickbacks and whistleblowers (12/27/2016)
- Medical Loss Ratio Fraud (12/27/2016)
- Yield Burning (12/27/2016)
- Violations of the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) (12/27/2016)
- Tax Whistleblower Story (12/27/2016)
- Product Substitution (12/27/2016)
- Municipal Transactions (12/27/2016)
- What is Upcoding and Unbundling Fraud? Healthcare Whistleblower Guide (12/27/2016)
- Pharmaceutical Fraud and Whistleblowers (12/27/2016)
- Medicare Part D Fraud and Whistleblowers (12/27/2016)
- Medicare Advantage Fraud – How Whistleblowers Help Stop It (12/27/2016)
- Improper Cost Allocation (12/27/2016)
- GSA Contracts: Fraud and Whistleblowers (12/27/2016)
- Grant or Program Fraud (12/27/2016)
- Fraudulent Cost Reports (12/27/2016)
- Fraud in Construction Projects (12/27/2016)
- FHA Mortgages (12/27/2016)
- False Certifications and Information (12/27/2016)
- Failure to Comply with Contract Specifications (12/27/2016)
- Cross-charging: Defense contractor fraud and improper cost allocation (12/27/2016)
- Contractor Fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan (12/27/2016)
- Wisconsin – Repealed (12/27/2016)
- Washington Whistleblower Law: The Washington State Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- Virginia Whistleblower Law: The Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act (12/27/2016)
- Vermont Whistleblower Law: The Vermont False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- Texas Whistleblower Laws (12/27/2016)
- Tennessee Whistleblower Laws (12/27/2016)
- Rhode Island Whistleblower Law: The Rhode Island False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- Oklahoma Whistleblower Law (12/27/2016)
- North Carolina Whistleblower Law: The North Carolina False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- New Mexico Whistleblower Law: The New Mexico Medicaid False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- New Jersey Whistleblower Act (12/27/2016)
- New Hampshire Whistleblower Law (12/27/2016)
- Nevada Whistleblower Law: The Nevada False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- Montana Whistleblower Law: The Montana False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- Missouri (12/27/2016)
- Minnesota False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- Michigan Whistleblower Law (12/27/2016)
- Massachusetts Whistleblower Law (12/27/2016)
- Maryland Whistleblower Law (12/27/2016)
- Louisiana Whistleblower Law (12/27/2016)
- Iowa Whistleblower Law (12/27/2016)
- Indiana Whistleblower Laws: Indiana False Claims and Whistleblower Protection Act (12/27/2016)
- Illinois Whistleblower Law: The Illinois False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- Hawaii Whistleblower Law: The Hawaii False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- Former Wisconsin False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- Georgia Whistleblower Law: Georgia False Claims Acts (12/27/2016)
- Florida Whistleblower Law: The Florida False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- District of Columbia whistleblower law (12/27/2016)
- Delaware Whistleblower Law: Delaware False Claims and Reporting Act (12/27/2016)
- Connecticut Whistleblower Law: The Connecticut False Claims Act (12/27/2016)
- Colorado Whistleblower Law (12/27/2016)
- Arkansas (12/27/2016)
- Qui Tam Statistics (12/27/2016)
- IRS Whistleblower Attorneys Fighting Tax Fraud (12/27/2016)
- International Whistleblowers – Rewards from Confidential US Programs (12/27/2016)
- US Whistleblower Programs – International Whistleblowers’ Common Questions (12/27/2016)
- Understanding Off-Label Marketing & How to Blow the Whistle (12/27/2016)
- Whistleblower advice from a fellow whistleblower (12/21/2016)
- How to become a whistleblower (12/06/2016)
- DC Whistleblower Case Against Chartwells’ School Food Program – Documents (04/20/2015)
- The SEC’s Secret Enforcement Weapon: Whistleblowers (08/06/2014)
- Mario Gabelli, affiliates Pay $130M to settle whistleblower case (07/14/2006)
Category: Resources
- Understanding the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program (03/07/2023)
- What are SPACs? (06/22/2022)
- Auto industry whistleblowers – rewards and protection under the NHTSA program (11/10/2021)
- SEC Whistleblower Program: How it Works, Protections & Rewards (04/27/2020)
- The Stark Law and Whistleblowers (04/17/2020)
- Kyphon (Medtronic Spine) whistleblowers Chuck Bates and Craig Patrick’s story (03/12/2020)
- Alaska Whistleblower Law: Alaska Medical Assistance False Claim and Reporting Act – Repealed (05/08/2019)
- Adventist Health System whistleblowers Gloria Pryor, Michael Payne and Melissa Church’s story (03/01/2019)
- Community Health Systems Whistleblower Robert Baker’s story (03/01/2019)
- Whistleblower Dr. Michael Mayes – kickbacks by blood testing labs (01/08/2019)
- Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections & Rewards (11/14/2018)
- Former Alaska Whistleblower Law: Alaska Medical Assistance False Claim and Reporting Act (04/05/2018)
- EU Whistleblower Protection Comments from Phillips & Cohen LLP (08/08/2017)
- Wells Fargo Whistleblower Complaint: VA Mortgage Refinancing Case (08/04/2017)
- Ninth Circuit Decision: Digital Realty Trust v Somers (07/07/2017)
- eClinicalWorks’ Advisories to Customers About Its EHR Following Whistleblower Lawsuit (05/31/2017)
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Whistleblowers (01/27/2017)
- Whistleblower attorney Claire Sylvia’s testimony on whistleblowers and Medicaid fraud (01/04/2017)
- Adventist Health System whistleblower complaint and resources (01/04/2017)
- One major shortcoming of the IRS whistleblower program: IRS agents (12/30/2016)
- Yield-burning Whistleblower Michael Lissack (12/27/2016)
- Texas Hospital Whistleblower Robert E. McCaslin Jr. (12/27/2016)
- Pfizer (Bextra) Whistleblower John Kopchinski (12/27/2016)
- First Qui Tam (False Claims Act) Whistleblower, Dr. Paul Michelson (12/27/2016)
- Defense Contractor Whistleblower Emil Stache (12/27/2016)
- CFTC Whistleblower Program Overview (12/27/2016)
- IRS Whistleblower Information (12/27/2016)
- Phillips & Cohen News Archive (12/27/2016)
- IRS Whistleblower Law (12/27/2016)
- Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Fraud: Does your plan’s strategy violate the False Claims Act? (12/27/2016)
- SEC Whistleblowers (12/27/2016)
- Phillips & Cohen Press Interviews – Archive (12/27/2016)
- Securities Law Violations (12/27/2016)
- SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Programs, Information and News (12/24/2016)
- Grassley urges IRS commissioner-nominee to change anti-whistleblower culture (12/21/2016)
- Phillips & Cohen Articles on Whistleblower Issues (12/21/2016)
- US Tax Court rules in favor of IRS whistleblowers with broad definition of ‘collected proceeds’ (08/31/2016)
- Tax whistleblower protection provisions in Senate bill could be boon for IRS program (04/28/2016)
- The IRS is slowly killing its whistleblower program (02/12/2016)
- Swiss bank Julius Baer’s tactics for US tax evasion: Obfuscate (‘never lie’) and carry a tennis racket (02/08/2016)
- IRS whistleblower program is one of the agency’s “most serious problems,” report says (01/07/2016)
- Treasury Dept. holds virtual currency exchanger to same standards as banks (05/08/2015)
- TAP Pharmaceutical Whistleblower Joseph Gerstein’s Story (10/07/2001)
- Category: Whistleblower laws by state
Category: SEC / CFTC Resources
- Securities Law Whistleblowers (12/27/2016)
- SEC whistleblower provisions in Dodd-Frank (12/27/2016)
- SEC Whistleblower Advocates – Opinions in the Media (12/27/2016)
- CFTC whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act (12/27/2016)
Category: SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Update
- SEC issues proposed rule requiring disclosures on climate-change risks (03/30/2022)
- SEC whistleblower program has a blockbuster year (12/08/2021)
- SEC surpasses $1B in whistleblower awards (09/15/2021)
- Ontario Securities Commission whistleblower program – 5 years of success (08/03/2021)
- CFTC whistleblower program gets needed funding boost (07/02/2021)
- SEC rewards whistleblowers at record pace and in record amounts this year (05/24/2021)
- CFTC whistleblower program hits milestone: $1B in monetary sanctions (05/10/2021)
- New CFTC whistleblower legislation: the CFTC Fund Management Act (03/05/2021)
- CFTC whistleblower awards total record $20 million for FY 2020 (11/05/2020)
- Largest SEC whistleblower award is made for $114 million (10/22/2020)
- SEC whistleblower program sets records in FY 2020 with $175M in awards (10/02/2020)
- Proposed SEC whistleblower rules might harm program (09/18/2020)
- DOJ, SEC update FCPA handbook – what it means for whistleblowers (08/20/2020)
- CFTC issues its first Covid-19-related fraud charges (07/16/2020)
- Supreme Court’s ‘Liu v SEC’ decision is important for whistleblowers (06/23/2020)
- Largest SEC whistleblower award made for $50 million; Total rewards exceed $500 million (06/10/2020)
- SEC tackles Covid-19 securities fraud (05/05/2020)
- SEC whistleblowers get awards for help with ongoing investigations (04/02/2020)
- CFPB whistleblower reward program proposed (03/13/2020)
- CFTC seeks whistleblowers to report spoofing (01/24/2020)
- “Defacto ‘Cap’ On SEC Whistleblower Awards Would Be Big Mistake” (12/16/2019)
- Proposed SEC whistleblower rule changes are put on hold (12/09/2019)
- Need for PCAOB whistleblower program underscored by recent SEC enforcement actions (10/22/2019)
- SEC and CFTC have reasons to celebrate as whistleblower programs turn nine (07/19/2019)
- SEC’s $4.5M whistleblower award underscores consequences of Digital Realty ruling (06/07/2019)
- Latest CFTC whistleblower award reflects assistance given to another federal regulator (05/07/2019)
- “SEC’s Misguided ‘Solution’ In Search Of A Problem: Proposed Rule Would Hurt Whistleblower Program” (01/31/2019)
- The Alberta Securities Commission’s new whistleblower program has a problem: no rewards (12/17/2018)
- SEC whistleblower program has record year, with more submissions and more whistleblower awards (11/28/2018)
- CFTC whistleblower program sets new records in FY 2018 (11/07/2018)
- Fraudulent Initial Coin Offerings – SEC tries a new tactic to educate investors (08/02/2018)
- Supreme Court decision in Digital Realty v Somers, limiting SEC whistleblower protections, hurts both whistleblowers and employers (02/23/2018)
- Digital Realty Trust v. Somers amicus brief: Dodd-Frank protections should apply to internal whistleblowers (10/20/2017)
- Halliburton charged with violating FCPA, agrees to pay $29.2 million (08/04/2017)
- Court rules against Dodd-Frank whistleblower protections for internal whistleblowers (06/22/2017)
- New CFTC rules are a boon for whistleblowers (05/24/2017)
- Wells Fargo whistleblower scores win in OSHA case with order for $5.4 million in back pay (04/05/2017)
- Do Dodd-Frank whistleblower protections apply to internal whistleblowers? (03/24/2017)
- SEC whistleblower program has banner year in FY2016 (11/17/2016)
- Ontario and Germany take different approaches with new whistleblower programs (11/14/2016)
- FCPA Sanctions Jump to $1.6 Billion This Year, With Big Implications for Potential Whistleblowers (11/08/2016)
- When sales pressure (like at Wells Fargo) forces employees to choose between their job and the law (10/27/2016)
- CFTC seeks money laundering info from whistleblowers (09/23/2016)
- Ex-SEC Whistleblower Office chief joins Phillips & Cohen (09/13/2016)
- More states should consider creating reward programs for securities whistleblowers (08/25/2016)
- SEC protects whistleblowers’ rights in severance agreements, stops ‘pretaliation’ (08/15/2016)
- HSBC forex case highlights ‘front-running’ on Wall Street (07/22/2016)
- Citigroup SEC fine is a warning to other banks that delay reporting coding errors (07/20/2016)
- ‘Sheriff of Wall Street’ Preet Bharara: Insiders are needed to stop corruption (06/29/2016)
- CFTC whistleblower program chief says his next focus is strengthening whistleblower protection (05/24/2016)
- Panama Papers may reveal FCPA violations after SEC and DOJ probe (05/19/2016)
- SEC rewards whistleblowers who significantly help with ongoing investigations (05/17/2016)
- Hedge fund plays an unusual role in CFTC whistleblower spoofing case (05/10/2016)
- CFTC spoofing enforcement is picking up (04/07/2016)
- Big CFTC whistleblower award shows program’s strength (04/04/2016)
- SEC supports whistleblower in Vanguard retaliation case (03/31/2016)
- SEC whistleblower awards in latest payout total nearly $2 million (03/09/2016)
- Canadian officials disagree over whistleblower rewards programs (02/26/2016)
- Proposed whistleblower protection law seeks to improve on Dodd-Frank (02/25/2016)
- SEC whistleblower reward decision comes after 3-year wait (02/11/2016)
- Whistleblower protection amendment passes Senate committee (01/29/2016)
- Whistleblower protection law in India is weak, remains unenforced (01/26/2016)
- SEC whistleblower award goes to company outsider (01/15/2016)
- British court rejects ‘Everybody does it’ as grounds to overturn Libor manipulation conviction (12/21/2015)
- SEC is ramping up its investigation of pre-IPO trading (12/02/2015)
- CFTC Inspector General will review agency’s whistleblower program (12/02/2015)
- SEC whistleblower program report shows continued success (11/17/2015)
- Financial reporting fraud grabs SEC attention (11/13/2015)
- One analyst per 5,000 ratings = $6M SEC settlement for DBRS (10/30/2015)
- Defendant’s testimony in Libor criminal case is unusual strategy (10/28/2015)
- Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are held for the first time to be commodities covered by the Commodity Exchange Act (09/18/2015)
- BNY Mellon FCPA Case Settlement Highlights Foreign Bribery (08/19/2015)
- SEC takes action to clean up municipal bond underwriting (08/14/2015)
- SEC Chair White strongly endorses whistleblower program (05/06/2015)
- SEC whistleblower program continues to grow (11/21/2014)
- SEC makes good on promise for large whistleblower reward soon (10/01/2013)
- JP Morgan settlement criticized (09/27/2013)
- Whistleblower attorney finds tone at top of SEC and CFTC encouraging for whistleblowers (02/05/2013)
- Payments to settle fraud charges shouldn’t be tax deductible (01/17/2013)
- SEC received 3,000 whistleblower tips in the past year. (11/16/2012)
- SEC’s new whistleblower program gets big response (08/23/2012)
- SEC grants maximum award to whistleblower (08/22/2012)
- SEC announces first whistleblower award (08/21/2012)
- Is there more corporate fraud, or is there more fraud being exposed by whistleblowers? (07/26/2012)
- CFTC announces $14 million penalty in oil manipulation case (04/23/2012)
- Proposed legislation would gut SEC whistleblower program (01/24/2012)
- 2012: Year of the Whistleblower (12/28/2011)
- SEC’s Citigroup settlement blocked by judge – is this the future? (11/28/2011)
- Firms commit securities fraud again and again, despite penalties and promises (11/08/2011)
- Industry groups to challenge SEC whistleblower rules? (08/18/2011)
- CFTC approves whistleblower rules (08/15/2011)
- New SEC whistleblower program opens today (08/12/2011)
- Harvey Pitt no more prescient now than before (07/14/2011)
- SEC resists attempts to weaken new whistleblower program (05/26/2011)
- Whistleblower attorneys applaud SEC rules on whistleblower reward program (05/25/2011)
- BAE settlement shows government is serious about international fraud (05/19/2011)
- Foreign bribery conviction is a first (05/12/2011)
- Grassley urges SEC to reconsider proposed SEC whistleblower rules (05/12/2011)
- SEC misses deadline for whistleblower rules (04/28/2011)
- Johnson and Johnson to pay $70 million for subsidiaries’ FCPA violations (04/19/2011)
- Anti-bribery laws: US v. UK (04/04/2011)
- CFTC Commissioner Chilton says rules must encourage whistleblowers (04/04/2011)
- Debating a whistleblower reward program for Canada (04/02/2011)
- Will Wall St. undermine SEC whistle-blower program? (12/16/2010)
- Will GOP slow CFTC’s efforts to transform derivatives market? (12/14/2010)
- Federal investigation confirms what already is clear: Markets aren’t transparent (11/22/2010)
- The SEC and CFTC to vastly expand whistleblower program (11/17/2010)
- British traders and investment bankers to have cell phones recorded (11/17/2010)
- SEC fund for whistleblowers totals over $450 million (11/09/2010)
- Commodities regulator poised to get tougher (11/05/2010)
- Government pursues more foreign bribery cases (10/18/2010)
- Dodd-Frank whistleblower provisions not popular with corporate directors (10/18/2010)
- Securities fraud whistleblower exposed Ponzi scheme (10/10/2010)
- Whistleblowers still SEC’s best weapon against fraud (09/14/2010)
- A toothless watchdog? Federal courts speak up when the SEC refuses (09/07/2010)
Category: State qui tam false claims laws
Category: Whistleblower Law Insights
- CFTC Has Record-Setting Year in Monetary Recoveries; Whistleblowers Responsible for Approximately $162 Million (12/13/2024)
- SEC Brings in a Record-Setting $8.2 Billion from Enforcement Actions in FY 2024; 47 Whistleblowers Contribute (12/06/2024)
- Raytheon to Pay Over $950 million for defrauding the US government, Foreign Bribery, and Export Control Schemes (11/07/2024)
- Federal Regulators Take Action in the Voluntary Carbon Market (10/28/2024)
- First-ever criminal charges filed for market manipulation and “wash trading” in cryptocurrency market (10/23/2024)
- Oak Street Health Agrees to Pay $60M to Resolve Whistleblower’s Kickback Allegations Involving Medicare Advantage Patient Recruitment (10/03/2024)
- With a $79 Million Award, the IRS Whistleblower Program Picks Up Steam (09/24/2024)
- SEC Fines 7 Companies for Whistleblower Violations (09/18/2024)
- Whistleblowers and Carbon Market Fraud (09/10/2024)
- SEC Awards more than $124 million to whistleblowers in August (08/28/2024)
- CFTC’s $12.7 Billion Judgment Against FTX Shows Agency Serious about Fighting Crypto Fraud (08/20/2024)
- DOJ Launches New Whistleblower Pilot Program (08/09/2024)
- AI Whistleblowers: Reporting Fraud in New Technologies (07/31/2024)
- Epic Systems’ AI algorithms scrutinized; concerns highlight need for health tech whistleblowers (07/30/2024)
- CFTC takes its first enforcement action against obstruction of whistleblower communications to the agency (06/27/2024)
- House passes historic crypto bill, setting the stage for the future of digital asset regulation (05/30/2024)
- FCA Penalty Amounts Have Increased for Penalties Assessed after February 12, 2024 (05/23/2024)
- CFTC Investigating Whether Wall Street Bank NDAs Silence Whistleblowers (05/21/2024)
- Cracking Down on Money Laundering By Cryptocurrency Mixers (05/14/2024)
- DOJ Ramps Up Cybersecurity-Related False Claims Act Enforcement Efforts (05/08/2024)
- Connecticut’s Expanded False Claims Act (05/02/2024)
- GAO Report Estimates Federal Government Loses $233 Billion to $521 Billion to Fraud Each Year (04/23/2024)
- Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Rule 10b-5(b) Claims, But Reaffirms SEC’s Power to Enforce Requirements to Disclose Important Information to the Investing Public (04/19/2024)
- SEC Deputy Director Sheds Light on Commission’s Enforcement Approach for Two Key Initiatives (04/12/2024)
- Ford Settles Customs Fraud Case for $365 Million (04/01/2024)
- SEC Enforcement Turns its Sights on Cybersecurity Disclosures and Cybersecurity Officers (03/19/2024)
- DOJ to Launch Whistleblower Pilot Program (03/13/2024)
- DOJ Highlights Five Phillips & Cohen Cases in Year-End Report (03/06/2024)
- SEC and DOJ Charge Individuals in $1.9 Billion Cryptocurrency Fraud (02/16/2024)
- SEC’s fine against J.P. Morgan continues trend in prioritizing enforcement of whistleblower protections (01/29/2024)
- SEC Sets it Sights on Cybersecurity, Cryptocurrency, and AML Programs in 2024 (01/24/2024)
- SEC’s Penalties Are Working to Deter Fraud, Agency Looks to Continue Enforcement Trends in 2024 (01/09/2024)
- SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower Has Record-Setting Year (12/05/2023)
- Cigna’s $172 million settlement signals increased focus on Medicare Advantage and “Chart Review” programs (10/17/2023)
- Verizon’s $4 Million Settlement of False Claims Act Allegations Signals Government’s Focus on Cybersecurity Violations (09/28/2023)
- CFTC Signals That Some Digital Assets Are Subject to Registration Requirements (09/13/2023)
- White House Announces Cybersecurity Implementation Plan Including Use of False Claims Act to Encourage Accountability (07/17/2023)
- CFTC calls for whistleblowers to report carbon market fraud (06/23/2023)
- Top Five Things to Love about the Supreme Court’s SuperValu Decision (06/05/2023)
- SEC Issues Its Largest Whistleblower Award Yet, Indicative of Massive Fraud (05/22/2023)
- Nonpublic companies can commit securities fraud too (04/13/2023)
- Wells Fargo Fined $97.8 Million for Violating U.S. Economic Sanctions (04/04/2023)
- Senators Grassley and Warren Introduce Bill to Strengthen the SEC Whistleblower Program (03/28/2023)
- Collapse of banks highlights the need for strong accounting practices and whistleblowers to expose fraud (03/23/2023)
- Connecticut and Maryland look to Expand State False Claims Acts (03/09/2023)
- President Biden Stresses Fraud Enforcement in State of the Union Speech (02/10/2023)
- Colorado Expands False Claims Act Enforcement Beyond Medicaid (02/09/2023)
- False Claims Act penalties increase (02/06/2023)
- Supreme Court Takes on Cases on FCA’s Knowledge Standard (01/20/2023)
- Congress Includes Needed Amendments for AML Whistleblowers in Omnibus Spending Bill (01/03/2023)
- SEC Settles with Honeywell for $81 Million in Latest SEC Action for Paying Bribes in Brazil (12/22/2022)
- Oracle to Pay $23 Million SEC Settlement in Second Bribery Case Involving Improper Slush Funds (10/04/2022)
- Mind the tax gap! (09/27/2022)
- New SEC rules strengthen whistleblower program (09/23/2022)
- There’s billions in “other” frauds outside of healthcare and defense contracting (09/17/2022)
- On Clean Air Day, whistleblowers needed to ensure IRA implementation (09/07/2022)
- Why whistleblowers will be vital for the Inflation Reduction Act (08/16/2022)
- Whistleblower achieves record settlement in non-intervened False Claims Act case (08/04/2022)
- IRS Releases annual whistleblower report; new director brings opportunity for growth (06/29/2022)
- SEC enforcement continues during COVID-19 (06/15/2022)
- SEC secures $1.5M penalty from BNY Mellon investment adviser over environmental, social, and governance allegations (06/08/2022)
- Deterring home healthcare fraud to protect vulnerable patients (04/25/2022)
- Cybersecurity is a top SEC concern – whistleblowers can help (01/26/2022)
- ‘The Hard Sell’ author discusses Insys whistleblowers, fetanyl case (01/24/2022)
- Whistleblower case against compounding drug wholesaler gets boost from DOJ (11/30/2021)
- Cybersecurity, government contracts and whistleblowers (10/26/2021)
- Biggest whistleblower payout ever: $200M by the CFTC (10/22/2021)
- HHS-OIG probes improper risk adjustment by Medicare Advantage companies (10/22/2021)
- Sen. Grassley urges CFTC nominees to support whistleblower program (10/12/2021)
- Projected Medicare growth – a brief summary (09/23/2021)
- SEC pursues crypto-lending, DeFi cases; need for whistleblowers grows (09/22/2021)
- Whistleblowers’ role in patient safety (09/21/2021)
- Sutter Health settles whistleblower case alleging Medicare Advantage fraud for $90M (09/16/2021)
- Diving Into Defense Fraud (09/13/2021)
- Let’s Dive Into Government-Funded Healthcare Programs (09/10/2021)
- The Billions Lost to Healthcare Fraud (09/09/2021)
- Telemedicine fraud case involving kickbacks underlines DOJ enforcement focus (09/08/2021)
- DOT motor vehicle safety whistleblower program takes a big step (07/16/2021)
- Senate bill would bolster IRS whistleblower program (06/23/2021)
- Navistar whistleblower case delivers $50 million defense contractor fraud settlement (05/28/2021)
- Hospital billing practices suggest increased upcoding, says HHS-OIG (03/17/2021)
- Covid-related fraud, electronic health records are among DOJ’s top enforcement priorities (03/03/2021)
- Whistleblower attorney explains Supreme Court’s actions in two False Claims Act cases (02/22/2021)
- Athena EHR settlement is win for whistleblowers exposing kickbacks, fraud (02/18/2021)
- Whistleblower cases under False Claims Act helped government recover $1.6 billion in FY 2020 (01/15/2021)
- Tax whistleblowers offered rewards, protection under amended DC False Claims Act bill (12/17/2020)
- Purdue Pharma’s opioid fraud settlement demonstrates the power of the False Claims Act (12/03/2020)
- eClinicalWorks’ EHR issues revealed by whistleblower must be addressed, OIG says (11/30/2020)
- Physician speaker programs subject to increased scrutiny for kickback risk, OIG warns (11/24/2020)
- Bank of Nova Scotia’s $127M settlement in spoofing case sets records (09/01/2020)
- Cephalon whistleblower tells compelling story in his book (08/10/2020)
- Covid fraud schemes are spreading; whistleblowers can help (07/13/2020)
- UK whistleblower reports to FCA increased in 2019 (05/27/2020)
- Whistleblower protection important to stop bribery and corruption in pandemic response, OECD says (05/08/2020)
- Another appellate court rules in whistleblower’s favor in important medical necessity decision (04/03/2020)
- California considers tax whistleblower program (03/05/2020)
- Practice Fusion’s $145M settlement heralds more EHR kickbacks and fraud cases to come (01/31/2020)
- False Claims Act cases recover over $3B for US government in FY 2019 (01/10/2020)
- Pharma donations to patient assistance foundations – latest kickback cases (12/12/2019)
- Whistleblowers and customs fraud – reporting evasion of antidumping or countervailing duties (09/11/2019)
- Government continues to pursue electronic health records cases (08/12/2019)
- New Australia whistleblower law offers job protections but no rewards (07/03/2019)
- KPMG case involving PCAOB highlights need for whistleblower program (07/02/2019)
- The IRS whistleblower program would greatly improve under bill passed by Congress (06/19/2019)
- More whistleblowers would be protected under bill passed by House committee (05/14/2019)
- Proposed tax bill would improve IRS whistleblower program (04/04/2019)
- False Claims Act statute of limitations set for Supreme Court parsing in Cochise case (03/19/2019)
- Sprint’s $330 million settlement with New York sets record for state false claims cases (02/08/2019)
- FCC creates a new division to fight fraud in Universal Service Fund programs (02/07/2019)
- US Attorney General Nominee William Barr’s Confirmation Hearing – The False Claims Act And Whistleblowers (01/17/2019)
- Whistleblower group has concerns about attorney general nominee’s commitment to qui tam cases (01/11/2019)
- False Claims Act cases recovered $2.8B for US government in FY 2018 (01/04/2019)
- Pharma and charitable foundations’ ties scrutinized for kickbacks (12/18/2018)
- The European Commission’s proposed whistleblower directive has major flaws, says US whistleblower attorney (10/25/2018)
- UK whistleblowers speak out about blowing the whistle (10/12/2018)
- Royal Bank of Scotland’s record $4.9 billion fine shows just how powerful FIRREA can be (09/26/2018)
- Phillips & Cohen submits comments on whistleblower protections in the European Union (08/09/2018)
- Puerto Rico’s new false claims law is good news for whistleblowers and taxpayers (08/03/2018)
- Study finds link between drug manufacturers’ gifts and increased opioid prescription rates (05/24/2018)
- Guam considers False Claims Act equivalent (05/23/2018)
- Whistleblower lawsuit against Mantech could be the first of its kind (04/27/2018)
- Lance Armstrong’s $5M settlement of whistleblower case sends message (04/20/2018)
- DOJ goes after NY doctors for their role in opioid crisis (03/26/2018)
- eClinicalWorks whistleblower and lawyer discuss how the False Claims Act applies to health IT at HIMSS18 (03/09/2018)
- BP’s $102 million settlement shows effectiveness of California False Claims Act (01/18/2018)
- Whistleblowers led the charge for $3.7B in False Claims Act recoveries in 2017 (01/03/2018)
- Triple Canopy whistleblower case sets important precedent for False Claims Act lawsuits (10/25/2017)
- New Namibia law marks first step toward whistleblower protection (10/12/2017)
- Court revives Wells Fargo whistleblower case following Supreme Court Escobar ruling (09/27/2017)
- Court rules mandatory employee arbitration agreement does not apply in whistleblower lawsuit (09/14/2017)
- Whistleblower case against Gilead Sciences wins important court victory for patient protection (07/18/2017)
- More states sue pharma companies for role in opioid epidemic (06/19/2017)
- Food supplier to US military settles whistleblower case for $95 million (06/08/2017)
- John Oliver calls out for-profit dialysis companies for valuing profits over people (05/17/2017)
- New York tax whistleblower case recovers record $40 million for state (04/27/2017)
- Two new Tax Court orders continue to provide uncertainty for whistleblowers seeking anonymity (04/10/2017)
- Whistleblower still may pursue off-label marketing case, court says (03/14/2017)
- Can the government veto a False Claims Act whistleblower settlement even if it declined to join the case? (03/01/2017)
- New York settlement shows False Claims Act, whistleblowers can protect workers’ rights (02/23/2017)
- The IRS Whistleblower Program shows signs of improvement, but still has a long way to go (01/21/2017)
- Audacity costs medical device company Biomet $30.5 million in second FCPA settlement (01/13/2017)
- ‘Made In America’ violations settled as part of whistleblower case against medical equipment manufacturer (01/12/2017)
- US whistleblower lawyer discusses the False Claims Act at international anti-corruption event (11/16/2016)
- Supreme Court hears State Farm whistleblower case on public disclosure as grounds for dismissal (11/07/2016)
- Whistleblowers can fight predatory for-profit colleges with the False Claims Act (11/01/2016)
- Human blockade by Japanese pharma company shouldn’t stop FDA efforts to ensure safe medications (10/19/2016)
- Customs fraud whistleblower cases receive a boost from appeals court (10/13/2016)
- Tenet hospital chain to pay $513 million for kickback scheme (10/06/2016)
- HHS’s anti-arbitration in nursing homes rule is a win for elderly patients (10/03/2016)
- The False Claims Act: It’s about more than just money (09/30/2016)
- Outcome of AseraCare hospice case could hurt patients and other Medicare fraud cases (09/13/2016)
- Compliance Officers: Management views compliance programs merely as a “regulatory requirement” (08/09/2016)
- Florida bolsters its (unfortunate) reputation as a center for Medicare fraud with record healthcare fraud case (08/03/2016)
- New York False Claims Act used to fight “inadequate” health care in Nassau County Jail (08/02/2016)
- International whistleblower programs are picking up steam, offering protection and rewards (07/15/2016)
- Supreme Court Issues Tremendous Victory to Whistleblowers in Affirming that “Half-Truths” Can Make a Claim for Payment False or Fraudulent (06/16/2016)
- Whistleblowers and the False Claims Act remain the best tools to fight fraud against the government (06/15/2016)
- Supreme Court will weigh in on seal violations in State Farm False Claims Act whistleblower case (06/07/2016)
- Construction Contractor Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit (05/18/2016)
- Customs fraud whistleblower lawsuit results in $15M settlement by furniture retailer (05/03/2016)
- Passing the Defend Trade Secrets Act is a huge win for whistleblowers (04/29/2016)
- Alabama False Claims Act would encourage whistleblowers to expose Medicaid fraud (04/25/2016)
- Whistleblower attorneys say Supreme Court decision in Universal Health case could have significant impact (04/19/2016)
- Whistleblower lawyers give insight to medical coding professionals about Medicare fraud and False Claims Act cases (04/14/2016)
- Panama Papers show more whistleblower laws are needed around the world (04/12/2016)
- Study: Whistleblowers responsible for majority of pharma fraud recoveries (04/05/2016)
- Study: Women feel more pressure to keep quiet about employers’ wrongdoing than men (03/23/2016)
- Court: Pharma companies weren’t “on notice” they could be held responsible for illegal kickbacks before 2010 (03/10/2016)
- Drug packaging is another way pharmaceutical companies are overcharging (03/04/2016)
- More states should adopt laws allowing whistleblowers to fight private insurance fraud (02/22/2016)
- 51 more hospitals settle Medicare fraud whistleblower lawsuit, concluding massive DOJ investigation (02/18/2016)
- Whistleblower protection – not legalized retaliation – should be a focus for state legislatures (02/10/2016)
- FIFA whistleblowers deserve protection (02/04/2016)
- Whistleblower law can help insurance companies fight fraud (01/21/2016)
- Drug marketing campaigns can overshadow new CDC opioid prescription guidelines (01/08/2016)
- Oklahoma, Georgia add false claims laws (12/30/2015)
- Endo Pharmaceuticals agrees to yet another multi-million dollar settlement (12/21/2015)
- Kickback scheme broken up as part of government’s ‘Operation Spinal Cap’ (12/07/2015)
- Whistleblowers and False Claims Act cases helped DOJ recover $3.5 billion last year (12/04/2015)
- Doctors’ deals with surgical monitoring firms under scrutiny (11/30/2015)
- Whistleblower lawsuit alleges another contractor is overcharging the US Navy (11/24/2015)
- HCA pays $2 million in Medicare fraud settlement (11/23/2015)
- Whistleblower Law Insights Weekly Report: 11/20/2015 (11/20/2015)
- Wisconsin’s latest False Claims Act settlement likely to be one of the last (11/20/2015)
- Climate change research is a disclosure issue for energy companies (11/19/2015)
- Sen. Grassley Receives Award For Defending Whistleblowers (11/19/2015)
- Arbitration clauses in employment contracts can hurt whistleblowers, others (11/18/2015)
- $95.5 million settlement by EDMC is ‘significant achievement’ in fraud cases against for-profit colleges (11/17/2015)
- Court: ‘Strong public policy’ protects whistleblowers regarding company records (11/16/2015)
- Phillips & Cohen partners stand out on ‘500 Leading Lawyers in America’ list (11/13/2015)
- Military shipping contractor caught defrauding the government thanks to a whistleblower (11/09/2015)
- First US convictions handed down in Libor manipulation scandal (11/06/2015)
- Whistleblower claim leads to settlement, arrest of former Warner Chilcott president (11/06/2015)
- Whistleblower Unveils Security Lapse For Government Contractors (11/06/2015)
- Novartis CEO got it right: Future compliance ‘remains to be seen’ (11/02/2015)
- Novartis settlement shows value of whistleblowers (10/27/2015)
- Adventist settlement latest in whistleblower cases against hospitals for Stark violations (09/23/2015)
- Special Care & NY Hospitals Settle Lawsuit For $8 Million (08/25/2015)
- Whistleblower lawsuit in Texas alleges fraud by Medicare Advantage plans through home visit health assessments (08/14/2015)
- Glaxo rehires China executive thought to be whistleblower (08/07/2015)
- Whistleblower champion Grassley highlights the power of the False Claims Act and whistleblowers (07/31/2015)
- Whistleblowers who are minor participants in fraud may be better off reporting fraud before the government finds out (07/21/2015)
- Court decision in Tuomey case sheds light on the meaning of falsity (07/20/2015)
- Five banks plead guilty to Forex-manipulation charges and pay $2.5 billion (05/20/2015)
- Treatment Description On Medical Bills Could Help Deter Fraud (05/11/2015)
- Texas hospital’s $21M settlement shows government’s commitment to anti-kickback enforcement (04/22/2015)
- Whistleblower cases help government recover almost $3 billion in FY2014 (11/21/2014)
- HCA whistleblower opposes re-election of former HCA CEO as FL governor (10/10/2014)
- DOJ settles first case involving Stark violations by a physician practice (09/04/2014)
- Plainspoken Grassley criticizes ludicrous corporate arguments against the False Claims Act (09/03/2014)
- Medicare fraud overwhelms government; data analysis not enough (08/18/2014)
- First federal fraud investigation into PODs (03/13/2014)
- West Virginia rejects whistleblower bill (02/28/2014)
- $11.6 million paid to a doctor — kickback or coincidence? (02/04/2014)
- West Virginia puts whistleblower bill on hold (01/17/2014)
- West Virginia legislative committee approves whistleblower law (01/17/2014)
- Qui tam cases helped recover $2.9 billion in 2013 (12/27/2013)
- Phillips & Cohen attorney moderates webinar for judges on False Claims Act litigation (11/19/2013)
- Sutter Health pays $46 million in case alleging false, misleading surgery bills (11/08/2013)
- Medical device company unintentionally highlights the problem with doctor ownership (11/01/2013)
- FDA bans Ranbaxy imports – again – for pharma manufacturing concerns (09/23/2013)
- Vanderbilt University hospital accused of failing to supervise doctors and nurses in training during surgeries (09/16/2013)
- Bayer AG is the latest pharma company to acknowledge it is being investigated by Chinese authorities for its marketing and sales practices in China (09/13/2013)
- Glaxo getting squeezed by three countries for pharma marketing practices in China (09/11/2013)
- Review of Barclays fails to recognize role whistleblowers can play in compliance (04/24/2013)
- Texas reaps rewards of whistleblower cases (03/27/2013)
- P&C attorney discusses Calif. AG’s strategy in charging S&P with False Claims Act violations (02/12/2013)
- Whistleblowers help government recover record $5 billion in FY2012 (12/04/2012)
- Six banks have paid $162 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit alleging hidden fees charged on veterans’ loans (11/20/2012)
- Rewards to offset the risks of blowing the whistle (09/25/2012)
- Sodexo settlement paved the way for Compass Group USA’s $18 million settlement (09/21/2012)
- Erika Kelton named “Whistleblower Lawyer of the Year” (09/20/2012)
- Retaliation against whistleblowers rising (09/06/2012)
- Affordable Care Act boosts fight against health care fraud (08/22/2012)
- Obama administration introduces new efforts to crack down on health care fraud (07/29/2012)
- Treasury Secretary Geithner testifies about Libor scandal (07/26/2012)
- Whistleblowers played key role in Glaxo’s $3 billion settlement (07/03/2012)
- Are we teaching that fraud pays? (04/02/2012)
- Washington state now has a Medicaid false claims act (04/02/2012)
- Phillips & Cohen lawyer offers seven tips for a successful whistleblower program (03/22/2012)
- NY State goes easy on Medicaid audits in response to industry pressure (03/22/2012)
- Health care compliance educational resources from OIG (03/06/2012)
- Happy 25th Birthday, False Claims Act! (01/31/2012)
- Government penalties don’t slow Pfizer (12/13/2011)
- Whistleblower should be applauded for case against for-profit college company (11/11/2011)
- Senate Finance Committee says home health agencies game system (10/03/2011)
- Why prosecutors go easy on Wall St. (07/13/2011)
- Global patterns of fraud (06/21/2011)
- Calif. Attorney General will use FCA to fight mortgage fraud (05/24/2011)
- Supreme Court rules FOIA request may bar whistleblower action (05/19/2011)
- Supreme Court rules in qui tam whistleblower case (05/16/2011)
- Duane Reade kiosks violate Anti-Kickback statutes (05/02/2011)
- DOJ joins whistleblower suit alleging illegal recruitment practices by Education Management (05/02/2011)
- Indian official seeks to create own False Claims Act (04/28/2011)
- Iraq development contractors to pay $8.7 million to resolve fraud allegations (04/28/2011)
- Feds effort to target individuals responsible for fraud reaches Forest Labs CEO (04/26/2011)
- Philly has an app for that (04/20/2011)
- Verizon agrees to pay $93.5 million to settle whistleblower allegations (04/11/2011)
- Appeals court upholds whistleblower secrecy law (04/05/2011)
- Report identifies problem in wasteful price growth at Pentagon (04/04/2011)
- Do state false claims acts meet HHS OIG standards? (03/31/2011)
- Two companies pay for overcharging government for phone systems (03/08/2011)
- Pharma company receives additional fines for myriad violations of law (03/08/2011)
- Top threats of government fraud and waste identified (02/25/2011)
- First Senate Judiciary Committee hearing of 112th Congress to focus on fraud enforcement (01/24/2011)
- Whistleblower case alleges NYC overbilled Medicare by tens of millions of dollars (01/19/2011)
- Government contractor to pay $6.25 million to settle False Claims Act violation (01/19/2011)
- Medicare billing confidentiality allows huge fraud to persist (12/23/2010)
- Dey is fourth drug maker to settle inflated price fraud this month (12/21/2010)
- Three drug companies pay $421 million to settle FCA suits (12/20/2010)
- Report documents extent of drug companies’ frauds (12/17/2010)
- WikiLeaks cable shows surprising new lows in big pharma behavior (12/13/2010)
- Whistleblower program produces record recoveries in health care fraud (11/23/2010)
- Goldman managing director fired for internal violations (11/10/2010)
- Freight forwarding and oil service companies settle FCPA allegations for $236 million (11/09/2010)
- International Traffic in Arms Regulation whistleblower suit settles (11/08/2010)
- Record recovery in Iraq/Afghanistan reconstruction fraud (11/06/2010)
- Medicare claims database remains potential treasure trove for fraud investigators (10/27/2010)
- Health care providers must report and return overpayments, NY Medicaid IG says (10/25/2010)
- Kentucky hires independent watchdog to prevent and recoup Medicaid abuse (10/20/2010)
- Compensation and compliance – a novel combination (10/19/2010)
- More medical schools providing fraud and abuse instruction, OIG reports (10/19/2010)
- FDA threatens pharma executives with individual penalties for off-label marketing (10/14/2010)
- CHRISTUS Health will pay nearly $1 million to settle whistleblower suit (10/12/2010)
- Phillips & Cohen picked for 2010 “Plaintiffs’ Hot List;” recognized for whistleblower work (10/11/2010)
- Drug companies under investigation for bribing officials overseas (10/06/2010)
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals agrees to pay $422.5 million for off-label marketing (10/01/2010)
- Supreme Court accepts “state secrets” cases for review (09/29/2010)
- Corporate execs can run but can’t hide from Medicare fraud penalty under House-passed bill (09/23/2010)
- Report suggests Pentagon watchdog is ignoring fraud (09/09/2010)
- Cisco and Westcon to pay $48 million in False Claims Act settlement (09/08/2010)
- Botox makers to plea guilty and pay for “off-label” marketing (09/02/2010)
- New York Times comments on amended False Claims Act (08/24/2010)
- Florida hits benchmark for fraud control, obtains permission for pilot fraud control program (08/21/2010)
- Energy companies to pay $6.9 million in settlement of whistleblower case (08/21/2010)
- Indiana Attorney General urges potential whistleblowers to come forward (08/20/2010)
- New York strengthens its False Claims Act (08/14/2010)
- Student lender agrees to pay $55 million settlement in whistleblower case (08/14/2010)
- Illinois whistleblowers to receive improved protection, reward (07/29/2010)
- EMC Corp. settles False Claims Act suit (06/01/2010)
- AstraZeneca will pay $520 million in off-label marketing settlement (04/27/2010)
- HHS OIG adds state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit information (04/26/2010)
- Former whistleblower special counsel will plead guilty to withholding evidence (04/26/2010)
- NY AG says Medicaid fraud unit recovered $283 million in 2009 (04/19/2010)
- Maryland Governor signs False Claims Act (04/13/2010)
- SEC Inspector General recommends improvements to its whistleblower program (04/06/2010)
- Judge orders Fresenius to pay $19.3 million in qui tam suit (03/25/2010)
- Amendments to public disclosure provision in new health care law (03/25/2010)
- New Jersey hospital settles qui tam suits involving Medicare outlier payments (03/22/2010)
- Alpharma resolves FCA suit involving Kadian (03/16/2010)
- Stimulus funds oversight board reports on investigations and audits (03/16/2010)
- Atlanta nursing home chains pay $14 million to settle fraud allegations (03/02/2010)
- Brookhaven Memorial Hospital will pay $2.92 Million to resolve FCA suit (02/26/2010)
- States and water districts join qui tam suit against PVC pipe manufacturer (02/16/2010)
- New Jersey amends its False Claims Act (02/09/2010)
- Medical device maker settles FCA suit for $3.76 million (02/05/2010)
- Health care benefits company settles FCA suit (02/05/2010)
- Florida congressman introduces “Defund the Crooks Act” (01/25/2010)
- Dental fraud suit settled for $24 million (01/22/2010)
- Feds join whistleblower suit against Johnson & Johnson (01/16/2010)
- Chevron settles royalties underpayment qui tam suit for $45 million (12/28/2009)
- Whistleblower Kopchinski named most influential person in business ethics for 2009 (12/22/2009)
- Three home health agencies settle whistleblower suits for $24 million (12/22/2009)
- U.S., Calif. and Florida recover $69 million from Schering-Plough (12/22/2009)
- University of Phoenix settles qui tam suit for $78.5 million (12/22/2009)
- Florida will receive $8.5 million in whistleblower suit (12/10/2009)
- Qui tam cases made up nearly $2 billion of FY 2009 FCA recoveries (12/03/2009)
- Supreme Court hears oral arguments in False Claims Act case (12/01/2009)
- Nation’s largest nursing home pharmacy settles qui tam suit (12/01/2009)
- Congressional Research Service report on the False Claims Act (10/08/2009)
- Hospitals settle kyphoplasty fraud suit for $8.3 million (10/07/2009)
- Pfizer’s payment of $2.3 billion is largest healthcare fraud settlement ever, DOJ says (09/03/2009)
- Covenant Medical Center settles FCA suit (08/25/2009)
- Whistleblower suits target fraud by ablation companies (07/20/2009)
- FINRA acts to protect municipal bond investors (07/20/2009)
- Sen. Grassley has questions for medical journals (07/20/2009)
- SEC whistleblower program should emulate FCA, lawyer says (07/06/2009)
- Supreme Court to hear FCA case on public disclosure bar (06/23/2009)
- Increased FCA exposure for broker-dealers who advise public entities? (06/22/2009)
- Kindred Healthcare settles drug overbilling suit (06/15/2009)
- HHS and DOJ announce interagency anti-fraud effort (06/15/2009)
- Tennessee USAO files FCA suit against health management company (06/15/2009)
- Honolulu hospital pays $2 million to settle qui tam sui (06/15/2009)
- NJ University Hospital settles qui tam suit alleging double billing of Medicaid (06/15/2009)
- California mortgage company accused of violating False Claims Act (06/15/2009)
- Three HealthEast hospitals settle qui tam suit (06/15/2009)
- Regency Nursing and Rehab settles false claims allegations (06/15/2009)
- Aventis settles FCA suit for $95.5 million (06/15/2009)
- President signs False Claims Act amendments bill (05/20/2009)
- US intervenes in qui tam suit against school lunch meat suppliers (05/20/2009)
- US and 16 states join qui tam suits against Wyeth (05/20/2009)
- Feds announce new efforts to curb health care fraud (05/20/2009)
- Minnesota enacts state false claims act (05/20/2009)
- FCA amendments presented to president for signature (05/19/2009)
- Quest Diagnostics will pay $302 million to resolve whistleblower suit (04/20/2009)
- Alta Colleges settle student aid FCA suit (04/20/2009)
- Amendments to California FCA proposed (04/20/2009)
- NetApp settles FCA case alleging GSA contract fraud (04/20/2009)
- GAO says there’s fraud in Small Business Administration program (04/20/2009)
- Northrop Grumman settles qui tam suit for $325 million (04/06/2009)
- Sikorsky Aircraft settles failure-to-test FCA suit involving Black Hawk helicopters (04/06/2009)
- CVS Caremark settles whistleblower suit for $36.7 million (04/06/2009)
- San Mateo County will settle FCA allegations for $6.8 million (03/16/2009)
- Healthways announces proposed settlement of qui tam lawsuit (03/16/2009)
- Weill Cornell Medical College settles research grant suit (03/12/2009)
- Victory Memorial Hospital settles Medicare fraud suit (03/12/2009)
- Feds intervene in suit against EMC alleging fraud (03/12/2009)
- Kansas cardiologist settles FCA suit (03/12/2009)
- U.S. joins suit against Community Health Systems (03/12/2009)
- WV hospital settles Medicaid suit (03/12/2009)
- Whistleblowers not adequately protected from retaliation, GAO report concludes (03/12/2009)
- U.S. joins whistleblower suit against Forest Labs (02/26/2009)
- U.S. joins FCA suit against drug company accused of off-label marketing (02/19/2009)
- Global shipping company settles qui tam suit alleging FCA violations (02/18/2009)
- Diabetes equipment supplier faces allegations it defrauded government (02/18/2009)
- AT&T unit settles FCA E-Rate suit (02/17/2009)
- Canadian company settles defective body armor allegations (02/05/2009)
- U.S. recovers $19 million from AMEC Construction Management in FCA case (02/05/2009)
- California construction company settles FCA suit (02/05/2009)
- Minnesota considers state False Claims Act (01/20/2009)
- Eli Lilly settles off-label marketing suit for $1.415 billion (01/20/2009)
- ACLU challenges FCA seal provisions (01/20/2009)
- Alabama hospice company settles whistleblower suit (01/20/2009)
- Supreme Court grants cert in FCA suit (01/20/2009)
- NY hospitals accused of drug rehab fraud (01/13/2009)
- Teva Pharmaceuticals pays $7 million to settle Mass. FCA suit (01/08/2009)
- Ad agency settles FCA suit involving Army ad campaign (01/08/2009)
- Yale will pay $7.6 million to resolve allegations of research grant mischarging (12/29/2008)
- Texas sleep clinic settles FCA suit (12/29/2008)
- NY State recovers $551 million in improperly paid Medicaid funds (12/19/2008)
- KPMG survey finds business pressures lead to corporate misconduct (12/18/2008)
- Aerospace company settles qui tam suit (12/10/2008)
- Annual report on anti-fraud efforts in health care released (12/04/2008)
- Tennessee hospitals settle FCA suits (12/04/2008)
- Medical transcription service to pay$6.6 million to resolve qui tam suit (12/04/2008)
- Bayer will pay $97.5 million to settle kickback allegations (11/26/2008)
- RBC Mortgage Co. will settle FCA suit for over $10.71 million (11/26/2008)
- Pennsylvania hospital settles qui tam suit for $1.9 million (11/26/2008)
- Sen. Grassley urges use of FCA to protect bailout funds (11/20/2008)
- False Claims Act recoveries reach $1.34 billion in FY 2008 (11/11/2008)
- Pratt & Whitney settles FCA suit (11/11/2008)
- D.C. sues B of A under FCA (11/11/2008)
- Connecticut care center settles FCA charges it hired nurse with revoked license (11/11/2008)
- NY Times reports on FCA suit alleging fraud by ATK (11/07/2008)
- Houston company pays to resolve FCA and kickback allegations (11/06/2008)
- St. Joseph Healthcare of New Jersey settles FCA suit (11/06/2008)
- Cephalon pays $425 million to settle off-label marketing lawsuits (11/06/2008)
- New Jersey hospital settles FCA suit (11/06/2008)
- NY City hospital will pay $89 million to resolve fraud allegations (09/16/2008)
- DOJ blocked case against Kerr-McGee, US Attorney says (09/16/2008)
- Texas AG reaches $28 million settlement with Abbott Labs (09/16/2008)
- Whistleblower case against Kerr-McGee revived (09/16/2008)
- U.S. sues Boeing for inflating contract price (09/16/2008)
- Whistleblowers’ impact on health care fraud examined by Annals of Internal Medicine article (09/16/2008)
- Feds continue to investigate kyphoplasty fraud (09/16/2008)
- Report finds fraud and errors in Medicare payments for medical equipment (09/16/2008)
- California announces settlement with Citibank in whistleblower suit (09/16/2008)
- General Dynamics resolves defective military equipment suit (08/21/2008)
- Government’s use of contractors increases risk of conflict of interest (08/21/2008)
- Amerigroup will pay $225 million to settle FCA suit (08/21/2008)
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee will settle FCA suit (08/12/2008)
- False Claims Act amendments pending in Congress (08/12/2008)
- District of Columbia hospital settles FCA suit (08/12/2008)
- Southern California hospitals accused of using homeless to defraud Medicare (08/12/2008)
- Second whistle-blower suit filed against Kaplan Higher Education (08/12/2008)
- Jury finds Science Applications International Corp. violated FCA (08/07/2008)
- HHS Inspector General posts 10 state FCA reviews (08/07/2008)
- Pratt & Whitney and subcontractor pay $52 million to settle FCA suit alleging sale of defective engine parts (08/07/2008)
- Michigan dermatologist charged in FCA suit (08/07/2008)
- Pathologist settles FCA suit (07/30/2008)
- Tool distributor settles qui tam suit (07/29/2008)
- St. Louis University settles FCA allegations (07/22/2008)
- Springfield, Missouri, health system will pay $60 million to settle FCA allegation (07/22/2008)
- Washington Post article says government can’t keep up with whistleblower suits (07/03/2008)
- Dental companies settle whistleblower lawsuit (07/01/2008)
- California school district joins qui tam suit against builder (07/01/2008)
- L.A. Dept. of Water & Power files FCA suit (07/01/2008)
- Government recovers $2 billion in health fraud in 2008 (07/01/2008)
- House holds hearings on FCA amendments (07/01/2008)
- Washington Post on health care fraud (07/01/2008)
- Government sues Honeywell for defective bulletproof vests (06/10/2008)
- Hospice company will pay to resolve FCA suit (06/10/2008)
- Walgreen’s settles Medicaid drug fraud allegations (06/10/2008)
- Conference on whistleblower rights (06/10/2008)
- Supreme Court rules in FCA case on subcontractor fraud (06/10/2008)
- Hartford Hospital settles cancer overbilling suit (05/29/2008)
- Bid rigging in military personnel moving expenses (05/29/2008)
- Florida dermatologist will pay $11 million for Medicare fraud (05/27/2008)
- Medtronic unit settles False Claims Act suit (05/27/2008)
- Baptist Health South Florida will pay $7.8 million to settle FCA suit (05/15/2008)
- Computer Sciences Corp. settles FCA suit (05/15/2008)
- FCA case alleging customs fraud settles (05/15/2008)
- Connecticut attorney general calls for False Claims Act (05/12/2008)
- U.S. joins qui tam suit against government contractor (05/09/2008)
- Federal government sues NJ cardiologists (05/06/2008)
- New Orleans hospital settles FCA allegations (05/06/2008)
- Government joins qui tam suit against California radiology clinics (05/06/2008)
- Heartland Dental settles whistleblower suit (05/06/2008)
- Manufacturer settles defective bulletproof vest lawsuit (04/14/2008)
- Florida Radiologist to Pay $7 Million to Resolve FCA suit (04/14/2008)
- Medicaid Dental Center resolves FCA suit (04/14/2008)
- Geriatric care provider will settle FCA suit for $117 million (04/08/2008)
- Wackenhut accused of overbilling Miami-Dade County (04/08/2008)
- Judiciary Committtee approves False Claims Act amendments (04/08/2008)
- U.S. joins whistleblower suit against Ohio hospital (04/03/2008)
- Whistleblowers charge insurers overburden Social Security (04/01/2008)
- Japanese drug company will pay $4 million to settle FCA charges (03/31/2008)
- Whistleblowers seek to have flood insurance suit reinstated (03/31/2008)
- Government focuses on managed-care fraud (03/31/2008)
- Companies settle FCA suit alleging faulty jet parts (03/31/2008)
- Psychiatrist to pay $1.1 million to settle FCA suit (03/25/2008)
- CVS Caremark will settle Medicaid drug fraud allegations (03/18/2008)
- Whistleblower suit alleges overbilling by Planned Parenthood (03/17/2008)
- Healthcare consulting firm settles Medicare fraud claims (03/17/2008)
- Cathedral Healthcare System settles qui tam suit (03/17/2008)
- Yale-New Haven Hospital to settle FCA suit (03/17/2008)
- Northrop Grumman accused of defrauding Joint STARS program (03/10/2008)
- Dallas school district settles FCA suit (03/04/2008)
- Government joins whistleblower suit against South Carolina hospital (03/04/2008)
- Senate committee considers amendments to False Claims Act (03/03/2008)
- Supreme Court to hear arguments in whistleblower lawsuit (02/27/2008)
- Louisiana qui tam bill introduced (02/12/2008)
- Whistleblower lawsuit alleges overcharging by Grainger Inc. (02/11/2008)
- Merck will pay $650 million+ to settle qui tam suit (02/07/2008)
- Helmet manufacturer settles whistleblower suit (02/07/2008)
- Buyer of New Jersey hospital will settle qui tam suit (02/05/2008)
- U.S. intervenes in whistleblower suits against NJ hospitals (01/28/2008)
- Big Dig contractors agree to pay $458 million (01/24/2008)
- Louisiana hospital settles fraud allegations for $1.9 million (01/22/2008)
- New Jersey governor signs state False Claims Act (01/22/2008)
- New Jersey False Claims Act passes Senate (01/08/2008)
- Massachusetts limo company will repay tolls (01/08/2008)
- Arkansas doctor settles whistleblower suit and pleads guilty to accepting kickbacks (01/03/2008)
- Road contractor settles federal whistleblower suit (01/03/2008)
- St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta will pay $26 million in whistleblower suit (12/26/2007)
- Whistleblower suit charges Pfizer with off-label marketing of Lipitor (12/20/2007)
- Mining company will pay Calif. $42.2 million in stolen sand case (12/17/2007)
- New Jersey hospital settles whistleblower suit (12/17/2007)
- HealthSouth to pay $14.2 million to settle health care fraud claims (12/17/2007)
- California ambulance company settles Medicare fraud allegations (12/17/2007)
- Texas hospital settles healthcare FCA suit (12/17/2007)
- Merck settles nominal pricing fraud case for $670 million (12/10/2007)
- Haven Healthcare office raided by federal investigators (12/04/2007)
- Oklahoma doctor will pay $1.5 million in qui tam suit (12/04/2007)
- TVA settles FCA suit (11/29/2007)
- State of California and City of San Francisco sue voting systems vendor (11/26/2007)
- Arkansas files FCA suit against Johnson & Johnson (11/26/2007)
- Sleep diagnostic clinic accused of FCA violations (11/26/2007)
- Government joins FCA suit against Lockheed (11/21/2007)
- Hospital purchasing whistleblower profiled in NY Times (11/19/2007)
- Medicaid: Thousands of Medicaid Providers Abuse the Federal Tax System (11/15/2007)
- Stryker Corp. and Physiotherapy Assoc. settle whistleblower suit (11/15/2007)
- Government Printing Office defrauded by contractor (11/08/2007)
- Massachusetts accuses lab of filing false claims (11/06/2007)
- D.C. extends contract of firm tied to fraud (11/06/2007)
- California mental health care firm settles whistleblower suit (11/06/2007)
- WellCare offices raided in investigation of Medicaid fraud (11/06/2007)
- Connecticut lab will pay $1.5 million in whistleblower suit (11/06/2007)
- Hexcel will pay $15 million in FCA suit (11/06/2007)
- DOJ obtained $2 billion in fraud recoveries in FY 2007 (11/06/2007)
- Arizona Heart Hospital settles False Claims Act suit (11/06/2007)
- Air cargo company admits defrauding military (11/06/2007)
- Supreme Court will hear whistleblower case on “presentment” (11/06/2007)
- DOJ claims Cell Therapeutics whistleblower planned fraud (10/25/2007)
- Medicare fraud said to be growing in Florida (10/23/2007)
- Qui tam suit alleging flood insurance fraud is dismissed (10/22/2007)
- Detroit airport contractor settles FCA suit (10/03/2007)
- NY AG charges home care operator with Medicaid fraud (10/03/2007)
- Interior OIG issues report on FCA allegations (10/03/2007)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb settles illegal drug marketing charges (09/29/2007)
- Artificial joint manufacturers pay $310 million to settle fraud charges (09/28/2007)
- Whistleblower suit against hospital purchasing organization unsealed (09/24/2007)
- Former Tenet lawyer sued under FCA (09/21/2007)
- Sun Microsystems cancels federal contract after overcharging probe (09/18/2007)
- New York State files FCA suit against Merck (09/18/2007)
- False Claims Act Corrections Act of 2007 introduced (09/15/2007)
- Whistleblower will not share in Putnam settlement (09/14/2007)
- Top law firms aiding Iraq defense contractors (09/14/2007)
- Aventis settles drug pricing fraud for over $190 million (09/14/2007)
- Connecticut AG urges adoption of state False Claims Act (08/21/2007)
- ConocoPhillips unit will pay $97.5 million to settle royalty suit (08/21/2007)
- IBM, PriceWaterhouseCoopers settle FCA suit (08/21/2007)
- Marine component manufacturer pays $7.5 million to settle qui tam suit (08/21/2007)
- FCA suit against Univ. of Phoenix will proceed to trial (08/21/2007)
- New York hospital settles FCA suit (08/14/2007)
- Whistleblower suit against Iasis Healthcare unsealed (08/13/2007)
- NCR division is investigated by DOJ (08/13/2007)
- San Diego sues law firm for violations of False Claims Act (08/13/2007)
- Concrete supplier settles Big Dig suit (08/13/2007)
- Whistleblower suit alleges flood insurance fraud (08/13/2007)
- Education fraud suit against Chapman University may go to trial (08/13/2007)
- Oakland City University settles False Claims Act suit (07/31/2007)
- Maximus will pay $30.5 million and enters into deferred prosecution agreement (07/26/2007)
- Whistleblower suit against Hewlett-Packard reinstated (07/17/2007)
- Security firm pays $18 million to settle FCA suit (07/16/2007)
- Drug company pleads guilty in illegal marketing case (07/16/2007)
- Settlement in military flag-patch case (07/12/2007)
- Mellon Bank pays $16.5 million to settle False Claims Act case involving destruction of tax returns (06/28/2007)
- Univ. of Phoenix asks judge to dismiss FCA suit (06/27/2007)
- Government joins whistleblower lawsuit alleging sale of faulty flares (06/27/2007)
- Freight company will pay to resolve FCA claims (06/21/2007)
- Congressional witness testifies about FCA seal provision (06/21/2007)
- Texas hospital district will pay over $15 million to settle qui tam suit (06/06/2007)
- Medicare paid $718 million for improper mental health claims, auditors find (05/29/2007)
- E-Rate fraud case resolved in Kansas (05/17/2007)
- Scooter Store pays $4 million to settle Medicare fraud whistleblower case (05/10/2007)
- OxyContin maker pays $19.5 million to settle off-label marketing claims (05/09/2007)
- Strike force arrests 38 in south Florida for Medicare fraud schemes (05/09/2007)
- Medicis Pharmaceutical settles off-label marketing case for $9.8 million (05/08/2007)
- Physician accused of defrauding federal health plans (05/02/2007)
- Drug company pays $2.9 million to Mass. to settle price reporting litigation (04/26/2007)
- U.S. joins qui tam suit against HealthEssentials Solutions (04/26/2007)
- Supreme Court will not review U. of Phoenix FCA suit (04/26/2007)
- California hospital settles qui tam suit for over $2 million (04/26/2007)
- Senate report says drug companies use continuing medical education grants to influence doctors (04/26/2007)
- US intervenes in suits against Hewlett-Packard, Accenture and Sun Microsystems (04/19/2007)
- Medicare fraud costs billions each year (04/19/2007)
- Cell Therapeutics to settle qui tam suit (04/19/2007)
- Georgia Senate passes Medicaid FCA (04/17/2007)
- U.S. may intervene in oil royalty case (04/17/2007)
- Senate committee approves bill penalizing war profiteering (04/17/2007)
- U.S. files FCA suit against tribe’s business entity (04/10/2007)
- Environmental clean-up company settles whistle-blower suit (04/04/2007)
- Judge says oil royalty whistleblower can’t sue under False Claims Act (04/03/2007)
- Pfizer subsidiary will pay $35 million to settle civil and criminal charges (04/03/2007)
- New York State has new False Claims Act (04/02/2007)
- Cabrini Medical Center settles FCA suit for $3.4 million (04/02/2007)
- Medicare secondary payer lawsuit can’t proceed as a qui tam action (04/02/2007)
- Texas whistleblower to collect $2.8 million reward (04/02/2007)
- Supreme Court rules against Rocky Flats whistleblower (03/27/2007)
- HealthSouth and physicians pay $1 million+ to resolve FCA suit (03/19/2007)
- Alameda County seeks to dismiss whistleblower suit (03/19/2007)
- Michigan construction companies settle FCA claims for $11.75 million (03/19/2007)
- New Mexico governor signs “Fraud Against Taxpayers Act” (03/19/2007)
- New Jersey hospital will pay $7.5 million to settle qui tam suits (03/15/2007)
- Insurance company liable for $334 million in pregnancy discrimination suit (03/15/2007)
- Putnam whistle-blower seeks relator’s share (03/15/2007)
- Georgia hospital pays $475K to settle FCA suit (03/06/2007)
- House committee hears about overcharging by drug firms (03/06/2007)
- FedEx drivers allege violations of Nevada FCA in class-action suit (03/06/2007)
- Florida assisted living facility owner found liable for Medicaid fraud (03/06/2007)
- Medicaid consulting group investigated for fraud (02/13/2007)
- Government will intervene in qui tam suit against HealthEssentials (02/13/2007)
- FCA suit filed against Westchester County, alleging violations of Fair Housing Act (02/05/2007)
- Hedge fund files qui tam suit against Business Loan Express (02/02/2007)
- EDS and Travelers settle qui tam suit for $2.85 million (02/02/2007)
- Maryland company settles whistleblower suit for $1.55 million (02/02/2007)
- Jury finds Kerr-McGee defrauded government in oil royalties suit (02/02/2007)
- FCA suit against ITT not filed under seal (02/02/2007)
- Eyewear manufacturer settles False Claims Act suit. (02/02/2007)
- Radiology company settles Medicare mischarging allegations (02/02/2007)
- Federal government joins qui tam suit against pharmaceutical manufacturer (02/02/2007)
- RightCHOICE Managed Care to pay $975,000 to resolve FCA allegations (02/02/2007)
- Design and engineering firm settles FCA suit (02/02/2007)
- FCA suit alleges false 9/11 claims (02/02/2007)
- Illinois joins whistleblower suit against radiology centers (01/17/2007)
- Qui tam suit filed against Alabama doctor for unnecessary surgeries (01/17/2007)
- Institute for Cancer Prevention settles False Claims Act suit (01/17/2007)
- Former acute-care hospital settles qui tam suit for $7.5 million (01/09/2007)
- Tennessee cardiologists will pay $2.9 million to settle FCA suit (01/09/2007)
- Qui tam suit accuses doctor of receiving kickbacks for medical equipment (01/09/2007)
- State False Claims Act review page from HHS OIG (01/05/2007)
- DOJ files suit alleging fraud against Small Business Administration (01/05/2007)
- Whistleblower says pharmaceutical company defrauded Texas (12/28/2006)
- Univ. of Miami resolves civil fraud investigation of improper Medicare claims (12/28/2006)
- New law requires health care industry to train employees to detect fraud (12/28/2006)
- Dept. of Defense recovered $1.9 billion between April and September 2006 (12/26/2006)
- Cook County, Illinois settles FCA lawsuit (12/26/2006)
- Tax whistleblower law signed by President (12/21/2006)
- Decade-old whistle-blower suit scheduled for trial (12/18/2006)
- CMS issues guidance on employee FCA education (12/18/2006)
- Oregon Imaging Center settles Medicare fraud case (12/18/2006)
- Ninth Circuit says prior state audit is “public disclosure” (12/16/2006)
- Supreme Court hears arguments in whistleblower suit against Rockwell (12/14/2006)
- New York Times profiles oil royalty whistleblower (12/04/2006)
- Miami hospital settles False Claims Act suit (11/30/2006)
- Amerigroup seeks to reduce FCA award (11/30/2006)
- KBR to pay $8 million to resolve overbilling in Kosovo contracts (11/30/2006)
- Integris Baptist Medical Center will pay $12.2 million in False Claims act settlement (11/30/2006)
- U.S. Justice Dept. recovers $3.1 billion in fraud and abuse claims (11/25/2006)
- Suit alleging uranium cleanup fraud unsealed (11/20/2006)
- Medicaid prescription drug fraud claims settled by Omnicare for $49.5 million (11/14/2006)
- Connecticut hospital settles Medicare fraud suit (11/14/2006)
- HealthSouth pays United States $4 million to settle fraud allegations (11/14/2006)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center settles whistleblower suit for $900,000 (11/14/2006)
- Medicaid managed-care insurer settles whistleblower suit (11/07/2006)
- Gas royalty cases dismissed (11/06/2006)
- Nebraska hospital pays $4 million in qui tam suit (11/06/2006)
- Jury finds Amerigroup violated False Claims Act (11/06/2006)
- Shipper pays $4.2 million to settle False Claims Act charges (11/06/2006)
- Medco will pay $155 to settle qui tam suit (10/23/2006)
- Conservative commentator settles False Claims Act case (10/23/2006)
- Atlanta hospital settles whistleblower suit for $5.7 million (10/23/2006)
- Qui tam suit alleges unnecessary heart surgeries (10/23/2006)
- Home healthcare company owner settles qui tam suit (10/12/2006)
- Ambulance provider pays $9 million to settle False Claims Act charges (10/10/2006)
- Oracle settles qui tam suit for $98.5 million (10/10/2006)
- Government report details results in combatting health care fraud (10/03/2006)
- Supreme Court will hear False Claims Act case on “original source” (09/28/2006)
- Horizon West settles qui tam case (09/28/2006)
- HHS OIG releases report on state Medicaid fraud control units (09/28/2006)
- Pediatrix, a neonatal care group, will pay $25 million to settle qui tam suit (09/25/2006)
- Dept. of Interior auditors accuse agency of blocking efforts to collect underpayments (09/23/2006)
- Merck unit accused of bilking U.S. health plans (09/15/2006)
- Appeals court reinstates FCA suit against University of Phoenix (09/08/2006)
- San Francisco can’t sue as a whistle-blower, state Supreme Court rules (09/04/2006)
- Schering-Plough will pay $435 million to settle civil and criminal charges (08/29/2006)
- Bill to provide access to government contract info is victim of “secret hold” (08/29/2006)
- New report: “Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Hurricane Katrina Contracts” (08/26/2006)
- Feds issue guidelines for state false claims acts (08/24/2006)
- Beverly Enterprises settles suit involving former subsidiary (08/21/2006)
- Custer Battles verdict thrown out (08/21/2006)
- Louisiana hospital settles False Claims Act suit (08/21/2006)
- University Hospitals Health System Will Pay $14 Million in Whistleblower suit (08/21/2006)
- Unrepresented whistleblower cannot maintain qui tam suit (08/17/2006)
- Ninth Circuit rules on public disclosure issue (08/10/2006)
- Fuel refiner settles False Claims Act suit (08/03/2006)
- Military cargo shipper pays $4 million to settle False Claims Act charges (08/02/2006)
- Medtronic settlement challenged by excluded whistle-blower (08/01/2006)
- Another whistleblower suit involving Custer Battles filed (07/24/2006)
- Computer vendor settles Ohio qui tam suit for $1.53 million (07/24/2006)
- GE and subcontractors settle fraud suit for $11.5 million (07/21/2006)
- South Carolina medical center settles health care fraud case (07/19/2006)
- Medtronic settles kickback allegations for $40 million (07/19/2006)
- Air freight company investigated for overcharging government (07/17/2006)
- Hospice provider pays $12.9 million to settle whistleblower suits (07/13/2006)
- Gabelli will pay $130 million to settle wireless auction fraud suit (07/13/2006)
- More hospital outlier settlements expected (07/10/2006)
- Highmark Insurance settles qui tam suit (06/29/2006)
- Clinic and manufacturer pay $345,000 in kickback case (06/29/2006)
- Tenet will pay $900 million to settle FCA charges (06/29/2006)
- AT&T pays nearly $3 million in qui tam suit (06/28/2006)
- St. Barnabas hospitals to pay $265 million to settle qui tam suit (06/16/2006)
- Atlanta hospital will pay $3 million to settle False Claims Act allegations (06/13/2006)
- Baxter International to settle Texas Medicaid fraud suit (06/13/2006)
- Gabelli agrees to settle False Claims Act suit (06/13/2006)
- New Jersey school pays for school lunch fraud (06/10/2006)
- Farmers Exchange Bancorp. to settle loan fraud allegations (06/05/2006)
- False Claims Act suit in higher education (05/31/2006)
- Harlem Hospital settles Medicare double-billing case (05/23/2006)
- Tenet Healthcare settles kickback charges for $21 million (05/23/2006)
- Abbott Labs accused of inflating drug prices (05/20/2006)
- Lincare, respiratory equipment maker, settles federal kickback charges (05/16/2006)
- States and tribes claim energy companies shortchange on royalties (05/09/2006)
- Medco to settle fraud charges for $163 million (05/09/2006)
- HHS Inspector General finds problems with physical therapy billings (05/09/2006)
- Maximus Medicaid claims investigated (05/09/2006)
- Private prison companies sued under Florida False Claims Act (05/02/2006)
- Company that posed as small business to pay $1 million in FCA settlement (04/24/2006)
- Whistleblower suit alleges Boeing installed faulty parts in military planes (04/17/2006)
- Clark Atlanta University to pay $5 million in settlement of whistleblower suit (04/17/2006)
- Universal Health subsidiary settles cost report suit (04/13/2006)
- John Wayne Airport FCA suit settles for $2.5 million (04/10/2006)
- Senate Committee holds hearing on Medicaid fraud control efforts (04/06/2006)
- Massachusetts seeks $108 million in Big Dig refunds (03/22/2006)
- Government investigates Cell Therapeutics (03/20/2006)
- Canada considers adopting a False Claims Act (03/16/2006)
- Government Accountability Office report shows results of False Claims Act litigation (03/15/2006)
- Jury finds defense contractor liable in Iraq False Claims Act case (03/09/2006)
- U.S. seeks to join False Claims Act suit against Gabelli (03/09/2006)
- Deficit Reduction Act encourages whistle-blowers (03/07/2006)
- New York State Senate considers Medicaid False Claims Act (03/07/2006)
- McKesson to pay $3 million to settle False Claims Act suit (02/17/2006)
- False Claims Act trial of alleged Iraq war profiteer to begin (02/14/2006)
- Corporate Express Office Products settles False Claims Act suit (02/10/2006)
- Connecticut attorney general favors state false claims act (02/10/2006)
- Missouri considers state False Claims Act. (02/09/2006)
- Computer company pleads guilty in E-Rate fraud case (02/09/2006)
- Home health care chain pays $8 million to settle FCA suit (02/09/2006)
- Hawaiian shipyard company settles False Claims Act suit (02/04/2006)
- Kansas considers laws to fight Medicaid fraud (01/31/2006)
- Whistleblower suit sheds light on medical device industry’s payments to doctors (01/31/2006)
- South Korean company settles U.S. False Claims Act suit (01/31/2006)
- Michigan enacts a false claims act (01/14/2006)
- Construction firm to pay $3 million to resolve False Claims Act suit (12/15/2005)
- New Jersey health care system to pay $3.9 million for Medicare overbilling (12/14/2005)
- Bill would require healthcare providers to educate staff about the False Claims Act (12/13/2005)
- Evertec to pay $4.8 million in E-Rate fraud (10/25/2005)
- Auditors say Unisys overbilled Transportation Security Administration (10/24/2005)
- Staples settles False Claims Act suit for $7.4 million (10/20/2005)
- Health information technology can prevent fraud, studies say (10/20/2005)
- Serono to pay $704 million for illegal marketing of AIDS drug (10/18/2005)
- ITT Educational Services settles False Claims Act suit (10/18/2005)
- Michigan House of Representatives passes Medicaid whistleblower act (10/11/2005)
- Firms to pay nearly $25 million in Amtrak fraud (10/11/2005)
- Indiana enacts False Claims Act (10/06/2005)
- Security firm overbilled Miami-Dade County, suit says (10/01/2005)
- Medicare contractor will pay $6 million for overcharging government (09/24/2005)
- Glaxo will pay $150 million to settle drug price fraud suit (09/23/2005)
- TransTechnology settles False Claims Act suit for $1.1 million (09/12/2005)
- Pharmacy benefit manager will pay $137.5 million to resolve fraud allegations (09/08/2005)
- Eisenhower Med. Center pays $8 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit (09/01/2005)
- Whistleblower suit against Caremark expands (08/30/2005)
- California sues drug makers on behalf of Medi-Cal (08/26/2005)
- University of Illinois to pay $2.5 million in settlement of whistle-blower lawsuits (08/22/2005)
- Florida imaging centers accused of defrauding Medicare (08/22/2005)
- Visiting Physicians face Medicare inquiry (08/15/2005)
- Mass. AG investigates allegations of substandard Big Dig concrete (08/12/2005)
- Mount Vernon Hospital to pay $2.65 million in settlement of fraud claims (08/10/2005)
- Homecare company agrees to settlement of qui tam lawsuit (08/09/2005)
- Harvard defendants settle False Claims Act suit (08/04/2005)
- California hospital pays $3.64 million to settle false Medicare claims case (07/25/2005)
- Florida AG sues 3 drug manufacturers (07/21/2005)
- NY attorney general says state needs a false claims act (07/21/2005)
- Judge rules that False Claims Act doesn’t apply to contractors paid with Iraqi oil money, but suit against Custer Battles can proceed (07/12/2005)
- Companies supplied defective body armor, Justice Dept. alleges (07/06/2005)
- Americhoice will pay $1.6 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations (07/06/2005)
- New Jersey medical school overbilled Medicaid for years (07/06/2005)
- Office products company will pay U.S. government $9 million to settle allegations of overcharging (06/30/2005)
- Whistle-blower lawsuits accuse Caremark of Medicaid fraud (06/30/2005)
- Medical college settles research grant fraud allegations (06/23/2005)
- Massachusetts cardiologist charged with Medicare fraud (06/20/2005)
- Military aircraft parts maker indicted for falsely certifying equipment (06/09/2005)
- Whistleblower suit accuses shipyards of failing to ensure safety of submarine parts (06/02/2005)
- Boeing employees file whistleblower suit (05/31/2005)
- Whistleblower lawsuit claims Caremark Rx defrauded Medicaid (05/30/2005)
- Mayo Clinic pays $6.5 million to settle research grant fraud allegations (05/28/2005)
- Lawsuit claims oncologists defrauded Medicare (05/20/2005)
- OfficeMax will pay $9.8 million in settlement of qui tam suit (05/20/2005)
- Illinois paving company settles asphalt overbilling suit (05/19/2005)
- University of Miami settles Medicaid suit (05/18/2005)
- Oracle pays $8 million in settlement of whistleblower suit (05/14/2005)
- Diabetes Self Care accused of Medicare fraud (05/07/2005)
- Feds allege wheelchair store defrauded government (05/02/2005)
- Steep discounts by pharmaceutical companies draw scrutiny (04/28/2005)
- Boston Globe reports rise in whistle-blower suits against drug companies (04/26/2005)
- Kaiser will pay $1.9 million in healthcare billing suit (04/18/2005)
- University of Alabama settles false billing suit (04/14/2005)
- Florida AG sues 3 pharmaceutical companies for overbilling (04/12/2005)
- PharMerica will pay $6 million to settle kickback charges (03/31/2005)
- Boston consulting company settles fraudulent billing suit (03/26/2005)
- Northrop Grumman settles fraud suit for $62 million (03/06/2005)
- Lab company will pay $7.2 million in defective mice suit (03/06/2005)
- Florida AG files racketeering lawsuit against Tenet (03/06/2005)
- Qui tam suit alleges Hewlett-Packard sold defective medical devices (03/01/2005)
- Uniform supplier investigated for overcharging government agencies (02/15/2005)
- Florida International University will pay $11.5 million to settle allegations of overbilling Dept. of Energy (02/15/2005)
- Florida hospital pays $2.75 million to resolve Medicare fraud charges (02/14/2005)
- Novartis subsidiary to pay $49.1 million to settle Medicare anti-kickback charges (02/14/2005)
- Fresno County settles Medicare fraud claim (02/14/2005)
- Settlement reached in gene therapy case (02/14/2005)
- Massachusetts orthopedic footware providers will pay $526,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations (02/08/2005)
- Defense contractor settles claims it defrauded government by supplying used parts (02/07/2005)
- Attorney pays $1.24 million to settle overbilling allegations (02/07/2005)
- Jury selection begins in General Motors False Claims Act case (02/07/2005)
- Inter-Tel to settle E-Rate suit for $8.7 million (01/12/2005)
- New York State hospital will pay $1.5 million to settle qui tam suit (01/10/2005)
- U.S. Dept. of Justice announces HealthSouth settlement (01/03/2005)
- Gold Banc whistleblower will receive more than $3 million (12/27/2004)
- HealthSouth to settle False Claims Act suit (12/22/2004)
- Massachusetts charges dental corporation with Medicaid fraud (12/21/2004)
- Whistle blower suit alleges GE covered up defects (12/20/2004)
- United Healthcare Insurance to pay $3.5 million in Medicare fraud settlement (12/16/2004)
- Gambro will pay more than $350 million to settle health care fraud case (12/06/2004)
- Medco kickback offer to UnitedHealth investigated (12/06/2004)
- Medical products company will pay $35 million in False Claims Act settlement (12/06/2004)
- Loma Linda doctors settle billing fraud case (12/01/2004)
- Whistle blower profiled in AP story (11/30/2004)
- Whistleblower suit against abusive nursing home settles (11/23/2004)
- Construction company settles False Claims Act alleging fraud in embassy construction (11/22/2004)
- McKesson unit to plead guilty and pay $7.4 million fine (11/13/2004)
- Diebold settles False Claims Act suit over voting machines (11/11/2004)
- Oregon doctor settles False Claims Act case on billing for drug samples (11/09/2004)
- PolyMedica to pay government $35 million in fraud settlement (11/04/2004)
- Florida obstetrician settles Medicaid fraud case (11/01/2004)
- Security firm charged with defrauding government for Iraq work (10/24/2004)
- San Diego defense contractor settles qui tam case (10/06/2004)
- Genentech receives subpoenas on drug promotion (10/06/2004)
- Government subpoenas documents in Procrit marketing investigation (10/04/2004)
- Medical equipment provider settles False Claims Act suit (09/30/2004)
- Boeing to pay $6 million to settle titanium suit (09/30/2004)
- Hospital settles billing fraud case (09/27/2004)
- PharMerica faces kickback charges (09/24/2004)
- Judge won’t dismiss false claims suit against Medco (09/24/2004)
- Gold Banc says qui tam suit affects proposed merger (09/21/2004)
- FCA suit alleges company falsified safety tests (09/21/2004)
- Maine announces settlement of illegal drug switching suit (09/09/2004)
- Calif. AG joins suit against electronic voting machine manufacturer (09/09/2004)
- Companies to pay $8.4 million for underpayment of postage (09/09/2004)
- Another whistleblower suit filed in Medtronic kickback probe (09/03/2004)
- Whistleblowers aid in prosecution of health care fraud (08/26/2004)
- Dept. of Justice investigates medical-supply industry (08/23/2004)
- Whistleblower complaint filed against Becton, Dickinson (08/23/2004)
- Billing company agrees to pay $1.3 million in FCA settlement (08/17/2004)
- Envirocare attorneys move to have False Claims Act case dismissed (08/17/2004)
- Monroe County, NY, panel approves reward to Medicaid fraud whistleblowers (08/11/2004)
- Pennsylvania hospitals settle qui tam suit. (08/09/2004)
- Schering-Plough will pay $345 million in settlement of price fraud suit (08/02/2004)
- National Law Journal article examines Boston health care fraud unit (07/29/2004)
- Florida AG investigates pharmaceutical manufacturers wholesale prices (07/28/2004)
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