September 10, 2020
“W.Va. Hospital pays $50M to end false claims, kickback suit”
In a Law360 article, Phillips & Cohen partner Jeffrey Dickstein criticizes Wheeling Hospital’s countersuit against his whistleblower client, who alleged in a qui tam lawsuit that the West Virginia...
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September 01, 2020
“Konica Minolta will pay $500K to settle lawsuit alleging EHR software flaws”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie tells Fierce Healthcare about her whistleblower client’s concerns regarding the alleged flaws in Viztek’s electronic health records software. Viztek...
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August 28, 2020
Government’s dismissal of qui tam cases – 9th Circuit opinion analyzed
A recent federal appeals court decision is important for what it says about the government’s authority under the False Claim Act to dismiss qui tam whistleblower cases, which are brought in the government’s...
August 28, 2020
“Konica Minolta To Pay $500K Over Faked Health Program Cert.”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie explains why her client decided to blow the whistle in a Law360 story about the Konica Minolta Healthcare settlement of her qui tam case that alleged flaws...
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August 28, 2020
“Konica Minolta pays $500K to settle EHR whistleblower case”
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys Colette Matzzie and Luke Diamond tell Healthcare IT News about the methods and compelling reasons for addressing EHR fraud in an article about the $500,000...
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August 26, 2020
“Litigation funding attacks pose threat to qui tam cases”
Defense attorneys’ legal maneuvers to stop litigation funding are a cynical ploy to block whistleblower cases, say Phillips & Cohen associate Dave Jochnowitz and partner Steve Hasegawa. In an analysis...
August 10, 2020
“INSIGHT: Dodd-Frank’s 10th Anniversary—Time for SEC Whistleblower Changes”
Changes are necessary for the SEC’s whistleblower program if its record of success is to continue, argues Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton in a Bloomberg Law article published for the 10th...
July 20, 2020
“How A Compliance Chief Went From Ignored To Whistleblower”
Law360 quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Stephen Hasegawa about the challenging, unique considerations compliance officers face when blowing the whistle on misconduct. But despite the potential monetary...
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July 08, 2020
“How Dodd-Frank changed whistleblowing forever”
Investment news website ValueWalk highlights some recommendations Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton made at Fraud Fest, the Berkeley Center for Law and Business’s annual symposium, about...
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June 24, 2020
“Supreme Court’s Ruling on SEC Disgorgement Could Shrink Whistleblower Awards”
The Wall Street Journal speaks with Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton about the role of the SEC’s disgorgement powers in driving whistleblower awards. The Supreme Court affirmed the SEC’s...
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