July 21, 2021
“Calif. Hospital Chain, Docs Paying $37.5M In Kickback Deal”
Law360 includes Phillips & Cohen partner Edward Arens‘ comments in its coverage of the $37.5 million settlement of a Phillips & Cohen whistleblower lawsuit against Prime Healthcare, its...
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July 20, 2021
“IBM Must Face Suit Saying It Tricked IRS Into Software Deal”
Bloomberg Law quotes Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorney Claire Sylvia in an article about a DC court ruling that allows a whistleblower to continue pursuing a qui tam case involving allegations...
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July 19, 2021
Prime Healthcare, its founder, and doctor pay $37.5M in whistleblower kickbacks, Stark case
LOS ANGELES, JULY 19, 2021 — Prime Healthcare, its founder and CEO, Dr. Prem Reddy, and a California cardiologist have agreed to pay a total of $37.5 million to the federal government and the state of...
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July 13, 2021
SEC’s Actions Against Guggenheim Securities Reassure Whistleblowers
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton praises the SEC enforcement against Guggenheim Securities for policies that could have gagged whistleblowers, saying in a Forbes.com article she wrote that the...
July 06, 2021
Defense contractor AAR pays $11M to settle whistleblower case alleging failure to safely maintain aircraft
WASHINGTON, DC, July 6, 2021 – AAR Corp. and a wholly-owned subsidiary, AAR Airlift Group Inc., have agreed to pay the federal government $11 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the...
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June 17, 2021
When Will The CFTC Get New Leadership?
In Forbes.com, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton asks why the CFTC still doesn’t have a permanent chair and explains why the lack of leadership is a serious problem for the regulator. The...
June 04, 2021
Two Phillips & Cohen partners named to Best Lawyers “Women In Law” 2021 list
Best Lawyers has named two Phillips & Cohen LLP partners – Mary Louise Cohen and Erika Kelton – in its 2021 spring edition list of “Women in Law” for their exemplary achievements representing...
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June 02, 2021
“Senate Passes Bill to Fund CFTC Whistleblower Program”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton expresses concern to The Wall Street Journal about a new measure to provide only a short-term solution to the CFTC’s cash-strapped whistleblower program....
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May 19, 2021
“Anti-Money-Laundering Whistleblower Program Struggles to Get Off Ground”
Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy says the government’s new anti-money laundering whistleblower program is floundering partially because it lacks leadership....
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May 12, 2021
IRS And Whistleblowers: Change Is Needed To Catch Big-Time Tax Cheats
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton argues in her latest for Forbes.com that the IRS must better incorporate whistleblowers and their information into its enforcement efforts to shrink the estimated...