August 04, 2017
Halliburton charged with violating FCPA, agrees to pay $29.2 million
Halliburton’s $29.2 million settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission last week stemmed from a decision by an anonymous whistleblower to report to the company a scheme to secure lucrative...
July 26, 2017
California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act and Whistleblowers: How the law works
The California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act is a state law that helps whistleblowers stop fraud against private insurers and rewards them for doing so with a share of the funds recovered. Under the...
July 25, 2017
“SEC issues whistleblower award to government agency employee for first time”
Phillips & Cohen’s Sean McKessy spoke with the National Law Journal about a unique whistleblower award order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Though the SEC normally does not...
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July 18, 2017
Whistleblower case against Gilead Sciences wins important court victory for patient protection
A recent appeals court decision cleared a legal path for future whistleblower cases seeking to ensure that drugs paid for by the government comply with important safety regulations that protect patients....
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July 10, 2017
“Barclays Bank CEO gets reprimanded”
Financial Express quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Erika A. Kelton in its story about Barclays CEO Jes Staley’s “attempt to unmask a whistleblower.” Surely the investigations “will...
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July 07, 2017
“University, testing lab win fraud case on transplant allegations”
Claire M. Sylvia, a partner at Phillips & Cohen, spoke to Bloomberg BNA’s Health Care Fraud Report about a unique False Claims Act medical necessity case. Claire M. Sylvia, a partner with Phillips...
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Ninth Circuit Decision: Digital Realty Trust v Somers
(Note: This decision was overturned by the Supreme Court on Februrary 21, 2018) UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT PAUL SOMERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC., a Maryland...
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July 06, 2017
“Regulator reveals number of tip offs about advisers”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton explains in a FT Adviser article why the UK Financial Conduct Authority is seeing fewer whistleblower reports than in prior years while US whistleblower programs...
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June 22, 2017
Court rules against Dodd-Frank whistleblower protections for internal whistleblowers
A recent ruling from a federal judge in Illinois has added to the minority view in a significant split in court opinions over whether employees who report suspicions of securities violations by their employers...
June 21, 2017
“Sepp Blatter is wrong. Whistleblowers are courageous and deserve our support”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika A. Kelton’s letter to the editor was published in The Guardian on 6/21/17. The letter responds to anti-whistleblower comments made by Sepp Blatter, the former...