December 29, 2017
Whistleblower Retaliation and Whistleblower Protection Lawyers: What you should know
What is whistleblower retaliation? What whistleblower protection is offered under the False Claims Act? What job protection is offered for SEC and CFTC whistleblowers? What whistleblower job protection...
December 29, 2017
Tips for filing a qui tam case
1. Choose your whistleblower attorney carefully. Consider whether the lawyer has experience in qui tam lawsuits. The False Claims Act is a very complicated law, and a misinterpretation of its provisions...
December 29, 2017
Common Types of Qui Tam Whistleblower Cases
Whistleblowers who file qui tam lawsuits under the False Claims Act are crucial to exposing and stopping many types of fraud that put patients, troops and other at risk and drain billions of dollars of...
December 27, 2017
Healthcare fraud and whistleblowers
Healthcare fraud whistleblowers — those who provide information about Medicare fraud, Medicaid fraud and other healthcare fraud that costs the government money — are vital for our nation’s...
August 08, 2017
EU Whistleblower Protection Comments from Phillips & Cohen LLP
EU Whistleblower Protection Comments Submitted by Erika A. Kelton, Esq., Phillips & Cohen LLP These comments address the importance of broad-based protections for whistleblowers and explain...
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August 04, 2017
Wells Fargo Whistleblower Complaint: VA Mortgage Refinancing Case
Read Phillips & Cohen’s press release on the $108 million Wells Fargo whistleblower lawsuit. View a PDF of the original complaint. THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF...
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July 26, 2017
California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act and Whistleblowers: How the law works
The California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act is a state law that helps whistleblowers stop fraud against private insurers and rewards them for doing so with a share of the funds recovered. Under the...
July 26, 2017
Illinois Insurance Claims Fraud Prevention Act and Whistleblowers: How the law works
The Illinois Insurance Claims Fraud Prevention Act allows whistleblowers to file a lawsuit on behalf of the state against those engaged in fraud against private insurers. Whistleblowers receive financial...
July 07, 2017
Ninth Circuit Decision: Digital Realty Trust v Somers
(Note: This decision was overturned by the Supreme Court on Februrary 21, 2018) UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT PAUL SOMERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC., a Maryland...
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May 31, 2017
eClinicalWorks’ Advisories to Customers About Its EHR Following Whistleblower Lawsuit
After Phillips & Cohen filed its lawsuit against eClinicalWorks in 2015 and the government launched an investigation, the company sent out a series of advisories to customers. Here are links to some...
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