August 01, 2011
Phillips & Cohen attorney explains factors in successful False Claims Act whistleblower cases
WASHINGTON, DC – The article, “The False Claims Act: A Weapon Often Overlooked,” says other points to consider are the amount of experience with qui tam whistleblower cases and whether...
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June 08, 2011
NY Attorney General encourages whistleblowers to come forward
NEW YORK CITY, NY – New York has the strongest whistleblower law in the country and is eager to put it to use to fight fraud against the government and financial fraud, said New York Attorney General...
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May 25, 2011
Whistleblower attorneys comment on new SEC whistleblower rules
WASHINGTON, DC – Below are statements from Erika A. Kelton partners with Phillips & Cohen LLP, regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission vote today on final rules for the whistleblower...
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April 05, 2011
Verizon pays $93.5 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit alleging Verizon overcharged government
WASHINGTON, DC – A whistleblower lawsuit, brought by Phillips & Cohen, filed against Verizon has resulted in the company paying the federal government $93.5 million to settle allegations that...
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March 15, 2011
IRS pays whistleblower $1.1M reward for exposing Wall Street and Enron tax fraud scheme
WASHINGTON, DC – The Internal Revenue Service has paid a $1.1 million reward to a whistleblower represented by Phillips & Cohen LLP for information that exposed an alleged tax fraud scheme by...
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February 27, 2011
Whistle Stop – Letter to the Editor
The New York Post published the following letter to the editor from Phillips & Cohen partners Erika A. Kelton advocating more funding for the SEC Whistleblower Office. Whistle Stop Allegations of...
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February 17, 2011
“Companies Prod SEC on Whistleblower Proposal.”
Erika Kelton in The Wall Street Journal, 2/17/11. . . . Lawyers for whistleblowers counter that requiring internal reporting would kill the program by discouraging would-be tipsters from coming forward...
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December 13, 2010
“SEC whistle-blower program worth protecting.”
Article by Erika A. Kelton published in The Washington Post, 12/13/2010. Washington’s business lobby has sprung into action to kill the new Securities and Exchange Commission whistle-blower program...
December 07, 2010
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower lawsuit helps government recover $41.5 million in Medicaid fraud case against Kos Pharmaceuticals
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, December 7, 2010 – The federal government announced today that Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc. has agreed to pay $41.5 million to settle a criminal fine and related civil fraud charges,...
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November 22, 2010
Whistleblower Program – Letter to the Editor
The National Law Journal published a letter to the editor from Phillips & Cohen partners Erika A. Kelton written in response to a column by a defense attorney who criticized the SEC whistleblower...
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