July 06, 2009
                                Whistleblower bounty must go hand-in-hand with reform – Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor of the Financial Times from Phillips & Cohen partner Erika A. Kelton discussing the need for a whistleblower bounty. Whistleblower bounty must go hand-in-hand with reform Sir,...
                                    
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                            April 15, 2009
                                Businessman exposed problems with Quest subsidiary’s blood test kits; led to $302 million settlement
NEW YORK CITY, NY – The impetus for the massive federal investigation that led to today’s $302 million settlement by Quest Diagnostics Inc. was a “qui tam” (whistleblower) lawsuit...
                                    
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                            April 02, 2009
                                Largest defense contractor whistleblower case: Northrop Grumman pays $325M to settle
LOS ANGELES, CA – Northrop Grumman Corp. paid $325 million today to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by Phillips & Cohen LLP, which is the largest defense contractor whistleblower case...
                                    
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                            March 21, 2009
                                Encouraging Whistleblowers, Discouraging Fraud – Letter to the Editor
The Washington Post published the following letter from Phillips & Cohen partner Erika A. Kelton discussing the benefits of having mandatory rewards for whistleblowers. Encouraging Whistleblowers,...
                                    
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                            October 27, 2008
                                Los Angeles DWP settles electricity rate case; pays schools, other agencies $160 million
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) has decided not to appeal a costly court verdict, initiated by a whistleblower case brought by Phillips & Cohen, and will...
                                    
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                            May 22, 2008
                                Medtronic unit will pay $75 million to settle whistleblower Medicare fraud case
WASHINGTON, DC – Medtronic Spine LLC, formerly known as Kyphon Inc., has agreed to pay $75 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit, brought by Phillips & Cohen, that...
                                    
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                            April 14, 2008
                                Florida Doctor Settles Medicare Fraud Suit For $7 Million
BOCA RATON, LA – A whistleblower lawsuit, brought by Phillips & Cohen, prompted an investigation into the fraudulent billing of Medicare for CT scans and other medical imaging tests that were...
                                    
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                            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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