June 30, 2025
Eleven Phillips & Cohen Partners Selected to Lawdragon’s 2025 “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” List
(Washington, DC) June 30, 2025 — Phillips & Cohen is pleased to announce that eleven of the firm’s partners – Mary Louise Cohen, Erika Kelton, Peter Chatfield, Colette Matzzie, Claire Sylvia,...
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February 18, 2025
Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers Pays $29 Million to Resolve DOD Fraud Allegations
Whistleblower Lawsuit Leads to $29 Million DOJ Settlement Washington, DC— SVCMC Inc., formerly known as Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York (“Saint Vincents”), one of six healthcare...
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January 16, 2025
“DOJ Recovered Over $2.9 Billion in 2024 False Claims Act Suits”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie spoke to Bloomberg Law about the Department of Justice recovering over $29 billion in 2024 from False Claims Act lawsuits. The increase in cases filed over...
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“Outlook 2025: Look for MA Cases Based on Claim Denials; Incoming DOJ May Tweak Guidance”
Report on Medicare Compliance talked to Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie about a recent court decision now being challenged in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. “What matters...
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December 20, 2024
Independent Health and Subsidiaries to Pay Up to $98 Million to Settle Medicare Advantage Risk-Adjustment Fraud Lawsuit
San Francisco—Independent Health Association, Independent Health Corp., its subsidiary DxID LLC, and the former CEO of DxID Betsy Gaffney will pay up to $98 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit...
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December 19, 2024
“CFTC Risks Running Out of Money to Pay Whistleblowers Their Cut”
Phillips & Cohen partner Chris Ehrman spoke to Bloomberg about the CFTC possibly running out of money to pay whistleblowers. The article reads: “I don’t think people anticipated penalties would...
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December 06, 2024
Statement: DOJ’s Whistleblower Pilot Program Received over 250 Tips from Whistleblowers to Combat Fraud
Washington, DC—The Department of Justice has received over 250 whistleblower tips to its new whistleblower pilot program, according to DOJ’s Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller....
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November 12, 2024
Paragon Systems to Pay $53.68 Million to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit
Washington, DC—Paragon Systems, Inc., one of the largest providers of security services to the federal government, has agreed to pay $52 million plus $1.68 million interest to the federal government...
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October 02, 2024
“Novel FCA Decision Amplifies Voices Of Whistleblower Critics”
Phillips & Cohen partner Stephen Hasegawa spoke to Law 360 about the recent Medicaid Advantage False Claims Act decision in Florida. The article reads: “Wider adoption of Judge Mizelle’s...
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September 17, 2024
SEC Awards $3.7 Million to Phillips & Cohen’s Whistleblower Client
Washington, DC—Recently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an award of $3.7 million to a whistleblower client of Phillips & Cohen LLP. According to the SEC, the agency...
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