May 19, 2022
Dish Network must again face whistleblower’s license suit
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie tells Bloomberg News that a DC Circuit Court Ruling in a multi-billion-dollar qui tam case against Dish Network-controlled companies is good news for whistleblowers....
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April 25, 2022
$3 million SEC whistleblower award goes to Phillips & Cohen’s clients
The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a $3 million whistleblower award to two international whistleblowers represented by Phillips & Cohen LLP. At the same time, the SEC announced it...
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April 12, 2022
PPOA pain management clinics pay $24.5M to settle whistleblower cases
TAMPA, FLORIDA, April 12, 2022 – Physician Partners of America has agreed to pay a total of $24.5 million to the federal government and Florida to settle four whistleblower lawsuits, including one filed...
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March 30, 2022
Review of gov’t action dismissal could restrict FCA claims
The outcome of a DC Circuit Court of Appeals review of a district court dismissal of a “qui tam” case based on the so-called “government action” bar could affect future whistleblower cases...
March 28, 2022
Ex-SEC whistleblower office chief wins client a whistleblower award
WASHINGTON, DC, March 28, 2022 – Sean McKessy, the primary architect of the US Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower program who now represents whistleblowers in private practice, has won...
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March 25, 2022
DOJ joins whistleblower case against EHR vendor ModMed and co-founder
BURLINGTON, VT, March 25, 2022 – The US Department of Justice has filed notice that it intends to join a whistleblower lawsuit against Modernizing Medicine and a co-founder alleging serious violations...
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March 22, 2022
Docs faked patient visits and orders; caught in telehealth crime
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie tells Medscape that physicians who use electronic health record systems or other technology platforms that promote upcoding and overbilling for telehealth services...
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February 24, 2022
Telehealth Fraud Not An Easy FCA Target, DOJ Attys Say
Law360 quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Amy Easton in an article about the government’s prosecution of telehealth fraud cases. Phillips & Cohen LLP partner Amy L. Easton, a panelist at Wednesday’s...
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February 23, 2022
Five Phillips & Cohen partners make 2022 ‘Leading Lawyers’ list
NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 23, 2022 – Lawdragon has selected five Phillips & Cohen partners to its 2022 list of “500 Leading Lawyers in America” for their work representing whistleblowers. The magazine...
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February 14, 2022
‘Significant Resolutions’ Of Foreign Bribery Cases Expected This Year
With the Biden administration making repeated commitments to fight bribery and corruption and a jump in whistleblower submissions to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, signs are promising for aggressive...