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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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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