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 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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April 25, 2022
$3 million SEC whistleblower award goes to Phillips & Cohen’s clients
The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a $3 million whistleblower award to two international whistleblowers represented by Phillips & Cohen LLP. At the same time, the SEC announced it...
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April 12, 2022
PPOA pain management clinics pay $24.5M to settle whistleblower cases
TAMPA, FLORIDA, April 12, 2022 – Physician Partners of America has agreed to pay a total of $24.5 million to the federal government and Florida to settle four whistleblower lawsuits, including one filed...
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March 28, 2022
Ex-SEC whistleblower office chief wins client a whistleblower award
WASHINGTON, DC, March 28, 2022 – Sean McKessy, the primary architect of the US Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower program who now represents whistleblowers in private practice, has won...
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March 25, 2022
DOJ joins whistleblower case against EHR vendor ModMed and co-founder
BURLINGTON, VT, March 25, 2022 – The US Department of Justice has filed notice that it intends to join a whistleblower lawsuit against Modernizing Medicine and a co-founder alleging serious violations...
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February 23, 2022
Five Phillips & Cohen partners make 2022 ‘Leading Lawyers’ list
NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 23, 2022 – Lawdragon has selected five Phillips & Cohen partners to its 2022 list of “500 Leading Lawyers in America” for their work representing whistleblowers. The magazine...
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February 04, 2022
SEC whistleblower award for $37M goes to Phillips & Cohen’s international clients
WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 4, 2022 – The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent $37 million whistleblower award was issued to two individuals who filed a joint whistleblower submission to the SEC...
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January 12, 2022
Whistleblower’s pain management clinics billing fraud case settles for $7.4M
New York City, NY, Jan. 12, 2022 — A group of pain management clinics and surgery centers in New Jersey and New York City and their physician owner have agreed to pay the government $7.4 million to settle...
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November 17, 2021
Supreme Court rejects appeal in whistleblowers’ Medicare fraud kickbacks case
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 17, 2021 – The US Supreme Court has rejected an effort by a healthcare marketing consultant to overturn a $114 million jury verdict against him and two others in a Medicare billing...
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