June 21, 2022
The D.C. Circuit Tackles the False Claims Act’s government action bar
Last month, in a closely watched case, the D.C. Circuit resolved a dispute about a rarely invoked bar to certain whistleblower actions brought under the False Claims Act. In U.S. ex rel. Vt. Nat’l Tel....
May 19, 2022
Dish Network must again face whistleblower’s license suit
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie tells Bloomberg News that a DC Circuit Court Ruling in a multi-billion-dollar qui tam case against Dish Network-controlled companies is good news for whistleblowers....
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March 30, 2022
Review of gov’t action dismissal could restrict FCA claims
The outcome of a DC Circuit Court of Appeals review of a district court dismissal of a “qui tam” case based on the so-called “government action” bar could affect future whistleblower cases...
March 22, 2022
Docs faked patient visits and orders; caught in telehealth crime
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie tells Medscape that physicians who use electronic health record systems or other technology platforms that promote upcoding and overbilling for telehealth services...
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February 24, 2022
Telehealth Fraud Not An Easy FCA Target, DOJ Attys Say
Law360 quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Amy Easton in an article about the government’s prosecution of telehealth fraud cases. Phillips & Cohen LLP partner Amy L. Easton, a panelist at Wednesday’s...
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February 14, 2022
‘Significant Resolutions’ Of Foreign Bribery Cases Expected This Year
With the Biden administration making repeated commitments to fight bribery and corruption and a jump in whistleblower submissions to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, signs are promising for aggressive...
February 11, 2022
SEC proposal seeks to undo Trump-era whistleblower changes
In Compliance Week, Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy, a former Chief of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower, applauds the SEC’s proposal to fix certain changes that were made to whistleblower...
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February 11, 2022
SEC looking into Apple’s use of nondisclosure agreements, whistleblower says
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy explains what it means when the Securities and Exchange Commission launches a formal investigation in a Washington Post story that says the SEC is investigating...
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January 19, 2022
“How GCs Can Navigate A Slew Of Whistleblower Tips”
Law360 extensively quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy, the former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program, about how companies and their general counsel...
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January 19, 2022
Expect Aggressive Enforcement of Stark and AKS to Continue
Phillips & Cohen attorney Molly Knobler analyzes DOJ’s recent Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statue enforcement actions in an article for the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics’ Compliance...