January 10, 2023
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to “Top Lawyers” list in Washington, DC
Washington, DC, January 9, 2023— Washingtonian magazine has named four Phillips & Cohen partners –Peter Wilson Chatfield, Erika Kelton, Colette Matzzie, and Sean McKessy —to its 2022 “Top...
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January 03, 2023
Largest SEC whistleblower award in 2022 goes to Phillips and Cohen clients
Award of $40 million among SEC’s ten highest awards ever Washington, DC, January 3, 2023— Phillips and Cohen clients won the largest whistleblower award in 2022, totaling $40 million. The aggregate...
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Congress Includes Needed Amendments for AML Whistleblowers in Omnibus Spending Bill
The $1.7 trillion year-end spending legislation passed by Congress and just signed by the President contains important amendments to the anti-money laundering (AML) whistleblower program. The Anti-Money...
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December 22, 2022
SEC Settles with Honeywell for $81 Million in Latest SEC Action for Paying Bribes in Brazil
On December 19, the SEC announced that Honeywell – a North Carolina-based manufacturer of aerospace, building technologies, and automation products – has agreed to pay more than $81 million to settle...
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December 12, 2022
Former Assistant US Attorney Owen Foster Joins Whistleblower Law Firm Phillips and Cohen
Washington, DC, December 12, 2022 – Whistleblower law firm Phillips and Cohen LLP is pleased to announce that Owen C.J. Foster, a former Assistant US Attorney for the District of Vermont, joins the...
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December 06, 2022
The Supreme Court Hears False Claims Act Case
Washington, DC — December 6, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., a case with the potential to significantly impact...
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November 03, 2022
Best Lawyers names Phillips & Cohen to 2023 ‘Best Law Firms’ list
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 3, 2022 –Phillips & Cohen LLP has been named to U.S. News Best Lawyers® 2023 “Best Law Firms” list for the law firm’s work representing whistleblowers, particularly healthcare...
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November 01, 2022
EHR provider Modernizing Medicine pays $45M to settle DOJ, whistleblower case alleging False Claims Act Violations, Kickbacks
Washington, DC, November 1, 2022—Modernizing Medicine (ModMed), a provider of cloud-based electronic health records (EHR) systems, has agreed to pay $45 million to the federal government to settle a...
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October 20, 2022
Whistleblowers Eye Clearer Path Following Supreme Court Denials
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie explains to Bloomberg Law that since the U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to weigh in on what makes a complaint adequate, the status quo outcome provides...
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October 19, 2022
“Five Lessons from the Five Years Since the eClinicalWorks Settlement”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie writes in HIStalk about the key lessons and trends since Phillips & Cohen’s ground-breaking whistleblower lawsuit against electronic health records vendor...