November 12, 1997
Teledyne settles with the government for $13.95 million
WASHINGTON, DC – A federal False Claims Act lawsuit was filed in May 1995, by Phillips & Cohen, on behalf of Robert A. Giardini, a former vice president of Teledyne Systems Co. The lawsuit involved...
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March 01, 1997
Failure to Report Medicare Billing Errors – Is It Fraud?
Is it Medicare fraud when a healthcare provider fails to report Medicare billing errors? In many hospitals and other healthcare institutions there is a tendency to think that nothing needs to be done when...
February 24, 1997
SmithKline pays $325 million to settle whistleblower lawsuits involving Medicare fraud
WASHINGTON, DC – SmithKline Beecham PLC has agreed to pay a total of $325 million to the federal government to settle three whistleblower lawsuits, brought by Phillips & Cohen, that charged the...
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February 10, 1997
“How to avoid liability under the False Claims Act.”
Article by John R. Phillips and Mary Louise Cohen published in American Medical News, February 10, 1997. The False Claims Act allows the government as well as private citizens to sue individuals or companies...