July 13, 2007
Illegal marketing of “date rape” drug results in $20 million settlement of civil and criminal charges
NEW YORK CITY, NY – A whistleblower lawsuit, brought by Phillips & Cohen and announced today, launched the federal investigation into the illegal marketing of the drug Xyrem that has resulted...
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April 26, 2007
California hospital pays $2 million to settle whistleblower’s Medicare fraud case
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Loma Linda Behavioral Medicine Center has paid the federal government more than $2 million to settle a whistleblower case, brought by Phillips & Cohen, that alleged the Redlands,...
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March 28, 2007
Houston hospital to pay $15.5 million to settle qui tam case involving secondary payer claims
HOUSTON, TX – A Houston-area hospital system will pay more than $15.5 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit, brought by Phillips & Cohen, that exposed the hospital’s...
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November 28, 2006
Oklahoma hospital pays $12.2 million in organ acquisition billing fraud case
WASHINGTON, DC – Integris Baptist Medical Center has agreed to pay $12.2 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged the Oklahoma City hospital substantially overbilled...
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October 10, 2006
Los Angeles woman and her home health agencies pay $33.8 million to settle Medicare fraud case
LOS ANGELES, CA – A Los Angeles woman who owned and operated two home health agencies paid the government $33.8 million to settle a whistleblower case, brought by Phillips & Cohen, alleging Medicare...
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July 14, 2006
Mario Gabelli, affiliates Pay $130M to settle whistleblower case
Gabelli, affiliates settle fraud suit for $130 million By Paul Davies The Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2006 NEW YORK — Money manager Mario Gabelli and his affiliated companies agreed to pay $130...
March 20, 2006
“Qui Tam Lawsuits and Pharmaceutical Fraud”
By Erika Kelton Phillips & Cohen LLP Washington, DC Note: An edited version of this article appeared in the March 20, 2006 issue of Drug Topics under the title, “Qui tam suits and you.”...
“Qui Tam Lawsuits and You.”
Article by Erika A. Kelton published in Drug Topics, 3/20/2006. Business practices in the pharmaceutical industry are changing largely as a result of whistleblower (“qui tam”) cases...
September 19, 2005
Providian and Total System Pay $6M In Whistleblower Case
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Providian Financial Corp., one of the nation’s largest credit card issuers, and Total System Services Inc., a processor of credit card payments, have agreed to pay the government...
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April 30, 2004
University of Washington physician groups pay $35 million to settle Phillips & Cohen whistleblower case
SEATTLE, WA – Two physician practice groups affiliated with the University of Washington will pay $35 million to the federal government and the state of Washington to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that...
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