June 21, 2022
The Supreme Court agrees to hear False Claims Act case
Washington, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., a case with the potential to significantly impact cases under the False Claims...
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June 16, 2022
California Whistleblower Law: The California False Claims Act
What is the California whistleblower law (California False Claims Act)? The California whistleblower law, also called the California False Claims Act, is a law that provides civil financial penalties to...
June 15, 2022
SEC enforcement continues during COVID-19
The SEC shows no signs of slowing down on taking enforcement actions against COVID-related fraud by public companies. On March 31, 2022, the SEC reached a settlement with healthcare software company SCWorx,...
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June 08, 2022
SEC secures $1.5M penalty from BNY Mellon investment adviser over environmental, social, and governance allegations
In May, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged BNY Mellon Investment Adviser (“BNY Mellon”) with misrepresenting that certain mutual fund investments had undergone Environmental, Social, and...
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June 01, 2022
Clinical lab Caris pays $2.8M to settle whistleblower case
Washington, DC, June 1, 2022 – Caris Life Sciences, a clinical laboratory based in Texas, has agreed to pay more than $2.8 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed under...
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May 19, 2022
Dish Network must again face whistleblower’s license suit
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie tells Bloomberg News that a DC Circuit Court Ruling in a multi-billion-dollar qui tam case against Dish Network-controlled companies is good news for whistleblowers....
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January 19, 2022
“How GCs Can Navigate A Slew Of Whistleblower Tips”
Law360 extensively quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy, the former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program, about how companies and their general counsel...
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Expect Aggressive Enforcement of Stark and AKS to Continue
Phillips & Cohen attorney Molly Knobler analyzes DOJ’s recent Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statue enforcement actions in an article for the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics’ Compliance...
January 18, 2022
NJ, NY pain management clinics pay $7.4 million to settle Medicare fraud case
The Courier News cites Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys Colette Matzzie and Emily Stabile in its coverage of their clients’ qui tam case against several New York and New Jersey pain management...
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January 13, 2022
NY, NJ Health Centers Reach $7.5M Deal To End FCA Claims
Law360 quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie in its story about the $7.5 million settlement of her clients’ qui tam case against a number of pain management clinics and their physician...
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