December 13, 2010
“SEC whistle-blower program worth protecting.”
Article by Erika A. Kelton published in The Washington Post, 12/13/2010. Washington’s business lobby has sprung into action to kill the new Securities and Exchange Commission whistle-blower program...
March 20, 2006
“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...
July 01, 2000
“The False Claims Act and Wall Street: How a qui tam case reformed the municipal bond market.”
Article by Erika Kelton published in False Claims Act and Qui Tam Quarterly Review, July 2000. In December 1993, Michael R. Lissack was on vacation in Florida and read a brief article in the financial...
May 12, 1999
“Privatizing customs fraud enforcement under the False Claims Act.”
Article by Erika Kelton published in International Trade Reporter, 5/12/99. A new era in customs fraud enforcement is emerging as a result of a Civil War-era law. The law, known as the False Claims Act,...
March 18, 1999
“Blowing the whistle on customs fraud.”
Article by Erika Kelton published in Journal of Commerce, 3/18/1999. When the Customs Service issues its annual “Accountability Report” this spring, one key statistic will probably be missing:...
March 01, 1997
Failure to Report Medicare Billing Errors – Is It Fraud?
Is it Medicare fraud when a healthcare provider fails to report Medicare billing errors? In many hospitals and other healthcare institutions there is a tendency to think that nothing needs to be done when...
February 10, 1997
“How to avoid liability under the False Claims Act.”
Article by John R. Phillips and Mary Louise Cohen published in American Medical News, February 10, 1997. The False Claims Act allows the government as well as private citizens to sue individuals or companies...