Year: 2009

BOSTON, MA – Adam Resnick, a Chicago-based healthcare entrepreneur represented by Phillips & Cohen LLP, exposed through a “qui tam” (whistleblower) lawsuit a kickback deal between...

The Congressional Research Service has released a report on the False Claims Act, Qui Tam: The False Claims Act and Related Federal Statutes. CRS is a department within the Library of Congress that provides...

Six hospitals in Indiana and Alabama will pay the United States more than $8 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, the U.S. Dept. of Justice...

The U.S. Dept. of Justice announced that Pfizer Inc. will pay $2.3 billion in civil False Claims Act damages and criminal fines to resolve allegations that the company illegally promoted a number of its...

WASHINGTON, DC – The decision by a Pfizer sales representative in Florida, represented by Phillips & Cohen LLP, to file a whistleblower (“qui tam”) lawsuit in 2003 kicked off the...

The U.S. Dept. of Justice announced that Covenant Medical Center will pay $4.5 million to settle a False Claims Act suit. The suit alleged that Covenant violated the Stark Law, which prohibits a hospital...

Endoscopic Technologies Inc. (Estech), a medical device manufacturer, will pay the federal government $1.4 million to resolve a whistleblower suit alleging violations of the False Claims Act, the U.S....

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it will be surveying retail sales practices in the municipal securities market. FINRA investigators are conducting sweeps to gather information...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the ranking Republican member of the Finance Committee, wants leading medical journals to outline their policies on ghostwriting. Sen. Grassley has sent a letter to eight medical journals...

Letter to the editor of the Financial Times from Phillips & Cohen partner Erika A. Kelton discussing the need for a whistleblower bounty. Whistleblower bounty must go hand-in-hand with reform Sir,...