October 05, 2022
Whistleblower attorney Claire Sylvia named “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation for the Fifth Year
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Oct. 5, 2022 – Phillips & Cohen partner Claire M. Sylvia was honored as a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation for 2023 for her record of success representing whistleblowers...
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September 19, 2022
IRS Funding Could Revive Flagging Whistleblower Program
Phillips & Cohen partner Edward “Ned” Arens tells Law360 that the IRS’s whistleblower program could be revived with funding from the Inflation Reduction Act if it is used for adding...
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September 02, 2022
Honeywell’s Damages Success May Be Hard for Others to Repeat
Phillips & Cohen partner Claire Sylvia tells Bloomberg News that a recent federal appeals court ruling won’t change liability in whistleblower legal cases. Each defendant in an FCA case remains...
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September 01, 2022
Two Phillips and Cohen partners named to Washingtonian magazine’s “Lawyer Lifetime Achievement” list
Washington, DC, September 1, 2022— Washingtonian magazine has named two Phillips & Cohen LLP partners – Erika Kelton and Peter Wilson Chatfield—to its 2022 “Lawyer Lifetime Achievement” list...
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August 18, 2022
Eight Phillips & Cohen Lawyers Named “Best Lawyers in America”
WASHINGTON, DC, Aug.18, 2022 – Eight Phillips & Cohen attorneys have been selected for Best Lawyers in America® 2023 edition for their work representing whistleblowers. Phillips & Cohen partners...
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July 15, 2022
Whistleblower Case: Tara Pharmacy to Pay Over $600,000 to Settle Allegations
Washington, DC —July 15, 2022 — Tara Pharmacy, a specialty pharmacy located in Homewood, Alabama, that provides pharmacy services for long-term care facilities in Alabama and Georgia, has agreed to...
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July 14, 2022
Eleven Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys selected for Lawdragon’s 2022 “Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” list
July 14, 2022– Lawdragon magazine has named 11 Phillips & Cohen partners to its 2022 list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” for their outstanding achievements representing whistleblowers....
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June 21, 2022
The D.C. Circuit Tackles the False Claims Act’s government action bar
Last month, in a closely watched case, the D.C. Circuit resolved a dispute about a rarely invoked bar to certain whistleblower actions brought under the False Claims Act. In U.S. ex rel. Vt. Nat’l Tel....
The Supreme Court agrees to hear False Claims Act case
Washington, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., a case with the potential to significantly impact cases under the False Claims...
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June 01, 2022
Clinical lab Caris pays $2.8M to settle whistleblower case
Washington, DC, June 1, 2022 – Caris Life Sciences, a clinical laboratory based in Texas, has agreed to pay more than $2.8 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed under...
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