June 02, 2023
“California Whistleblower Protections Apply to Tips Already Known by Employers”
Phillips and Cohen whistleblower partner Steve Hasegawa comments on a recent California Supreme Court decision for SHRM. California workers who report violations of the law to their supervisors can qualify...
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June 02, 2023
“Supreme Court Reopens Fraud Suits Against SuperValu, Safeway”
Phillips and Cohen partner Stephen Hasegawa discusses the Supreme Court’s decision in SuperValu. Today’s ruling “stands for the common-sense proposition that the False Claims Act’s knowledge...
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June 02, 2023
“Whistleblower Attorneys Hail High Court Ruling in Drug Reimbursement Case”
Phillips and Cohen partner Stephen Hasegawa told National Law Journal, “There are probably a lot of disappointed defense lawyers today,” after the Supreme Court released the opinion in Schutte...
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May 30, 2023
“Lured by a bigger payday, a medical device maker sold fake plastic parts. Many were implanted in chronic pain patients.”
Phillips and Cohen partner Colette Matzzie talked to Stat News about drug and medical device safety. While physicians aren’t liable for the situation, it’s clear that there are gaps in physician understanding...
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May 15, 2023
“FCA Chases ‘Shrewder’ Kickbacks As 50-Year Hunt Intensifies.”
Phillips and Cohen partners Stephen Hasegawa and Colette Matzzie talked to Law 360 about kickbacks in the healthcare industry and future kickback trends. “Manufacturers and providers … are...
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May 02, 2023
SouthEast Eye Center Agrees To Pay $17 Million After Whistleblowers Filed Complaint
Phillips and Cohen partner Amy Easton talked to the Chattanoogan about the $17 million settlement with SouthEast Eye Specialists for alleged violations of the False Claims Act and Anti-kickback statute. ...
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April 19, 2023
“Justices Appear Open to Whistleblowers’ Drug Fraud Arguments”
Phillips and Cohen partner Claire Sylvia discusses with Bloomberg News the oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court’s in US ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. case. “The Justices seemed to view...
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March 30, 2023
“LabCorp to pay $2.1 million to settle DOJ lawsuit for allegedly overbilling Defense Department”
Phillips and Cohen partner Peter Chatfield talked to CNBC about whistleblower Donna Hecker-Gross’ case against Labcorp: “She believed Labcorp was responsible for repaying all the overcharges,...
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March 20, 2023
“DOJ Again Deploys FCA in Cybersecurity Case; Florida Medicaid Contractor Was Hacked”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie discusses the connection between a cybersecurity failure and the False Claims Act with the newsletter, Report on Medicare Compliance: To connect the dots between...
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March 08, 2023
UPMC Doc Can’t Get Surgery-Suit Whistleblower Sanctioned
Phillips & Cohen partner Jeffrey Dickstein told Law 360 of whistleblower Dr. D’Cunha: “Dr. D’Cunha stood up for patient safety. The government awarded Dr. D’Cunha $1.7 million...
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