February 11, 2020
Whistleblower attorney Stephen Hasegawa on Deutschlandradio
Phillips & Cohen partner Stephen Hasegawa discusses the importance of protecting whistleblowers in a radio interview aired on Deutschlandfunk, German national public radio broadcaster Deutschlandradio’s...
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January 29, 2020
“You’re a leader. But you can’t stomach what your company is doing”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy provides the SEC whistleblower’s perspective in a CNN Business article about the ways in which corporate leaders can address company misconduct. If internal...
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January 29, 2020
“Opioid Case Spotlights Use of AI for Health-Care Fraud”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie underscores the significance of DOJ’s actions against electronic health records software company Practice Fusion Inc. in Bloomberg Law. The case also...
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January 18, 2020
“ResMed to pay more than $37.5M to settle kickback allegations made in 5 whistleblower lawsuits”
Phillips & Cohen partner Stephen Hasegawa explains the nature of the alleged kickbacks in the case against ResMed in a FierceHealthcare article: The company charged service fees to those who sold competitors’...
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January 07, 2020
“Drug Patents Face New Scrutiny in Novel False Claims Lawsuits”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie contributes insights to a Bloomberg Law article about how pharmaceutical companies seeking patent extensions on brand-name drugs may encounter new legal challenges...
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January 07, 2020
“Fond Du Lac Hospital Settles $10M Federal Lawsuit”
Phillips & Cohen attorney Molly Knobler praises her whistleblower client, Dr. Clark Searle, in Wisconsin Public Radio’s coverage of a $10 million payment by Agnesian Healthcare and its affiliated...
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December 16, 2019
“Defacto ‘Cap’ On SEC Whistleblower Awards Would Be Big Mistake”
In an article for Forbes.com, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton argues for clarity in the SEC’s position as it considers changes to its whistleblower program: The future success of the Securities...
November 18, 2019
“Former SEC whistleblower chief warns of chilling effect of program changes”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy is quoted in CQ Roll Call about how proposed changes to the SEC’s whistleblower program could have a chilling effect on fraud reporting. “Having been...
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November 15, 2019
“SEC Whistleblower Tips Decline as Agency Looks to Limit Big Awards”
In The Wall Street Journal, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton explains how proposed limits to the SEC’s whistleblower rewards are hurting whistleblowers’ willingness to come forward:...
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November 14, 2019
“U.S. regulator rethinking changes to whistleblower program after backlash – sources”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy tells Reuters that the SEC risks pushing whistleblowers away if it makes changes to its whistleblower reward guidelines: Sean McKessy, who set up the SEC whistleblower...
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