January 27, 2017
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Whistleblowers
What is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)? The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a powerful anti-bribery law that prohibits US companies and individuals from paying money or any other sort...

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January 27, 2017
False Claims Act History
History of the False Claims Act and “qui tam” whistleblower cases The False Claims Act, also known as the “Lincoln Law,” was enacted during the Civil War to combat the fraud perpetrated...
January 27, 2017
Fraud in the Financial Industry
Whistleblowers play a key role in exposing fraud by banks and other companies in the financial industry. Phillips & Cohen has represented whistleblowers in successful qui tam lawsuits that alleged...
January 27, 2017
Defense Contractor Fraud
Record success for whistleblowers in defense contractor fraud cases. Phillips & Cohen has represented defense contractor fraud whistleblowers in successful “qui tam” cases for more than...
January 04, 2017
Whistleblower attorney Claire Sylvia’s testimony on whistleblowers and Medicaid fraud
Statement of Claire Sylvia Phillips & Cohen LLP Submitted to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives and the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus...
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January 04, 2017
Whistleblower (‘qui tam’) case against DaVita alleging kickbacks to doctors – Resources
DaVita has agreed to pay the government more than $400 million to settle civil charges alleging DaVita paid doctors kickbacks so that they would refer patients to DaVita’s dialysis centers. The total...
January 04, 2017
The Anti-kickback Statute: kickbacks in the healthcare industry
Why is there an Anti-Kickback Law in healthcare? The False Claims Act offers whistleblowers an effective way to expose and stop pharmaceutical and medical kickbacks in the healthcare system. Kickbacks...

January 04, 2017
Adventist Health System whistleblower complaint and resources
Phillips & Cohen’s whistleblower complaint against Adventist Health System — United States, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas ex rel. Payne , Church and Pryor v. Adventist Health...
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January 01, 2017
DaVita Whistleblower David Barbetta’s Story
DaVita whistleblower David Barbetta alleged in a qui tam case that DaVita paid doctors hidden kickbacks as a way to get patient referrals for its dialysis clinics and to reduce or eliminate competition...
December 30, 2016
One major shortcoming of the IRS whistleblower program: IRS agents
The power individual IRS agents have over the decision to grant whistleblower awards is one of the key “inadequacies” of the IRS’s lackluster whistleblower program, according to Phillips & Cohen...
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