Jen Fuson

The California False Claims Act, the oldest state false claims “qui tam” statute modeled on the federal False Claims Act, has shown once again its strength and efficacy in rooting out wrongdoing, this...

Phillips & Cohen partner Peter Chatfield was quoted in Bloomberg BNA about a recent decision in a whistleblower lawsuit involving alleged Medicare fraud. He analyzed what a judge got wrong in his...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, Jan. 9, 2018 – Phillips & Cohen LLP is pleased to announce that Edward H. Arens has been named a partner at the firm, which focuses exclusively on representing whistleblowers....

Phillips & Cohen co-founder John Phillips spoke with the The Wall Street Journal in a Q&A about the success and future of the False Claims Act and its “qui tam” whistleblower provisions....

Whistleblowers have once again proven to be the government’s strongest weapon in the fight against fraud. Of the $3.7 billion recovered by the federal government in fiscal year 2017 through False Claims...

The Statute FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT 31 USC 3729-3733 (As amended July 21, 2010, P.L. 111-203) § 3729. False claims (a) Liability for certain acts. (1) In general. Subject to paragraph (2), any person...

Are Whistleblower Laws Federal or State? In the US, whistleblower laws exist at both the federal and state levels. The False Claims Act and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 are examples of federal...

Kmart agreed to pay $42 million ($32.3 of which went to the federal government) to settle allegations Kmart overcharged government healthcare programs and private insurers for generic prescription drugs....

WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 18, 2017 – John R. Phillips, a key architect of the False Claims Act, is returning to whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen LLP as a partner following his service as US ambassador...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Dec. 6, 2017 – Phillips & Cohen whistleblower lawyer Claire M. Sylvia was named a “Litigation Star” in California for 2018 by Benchmark Litigation for her success as a False...