November 05, 2015
SEC whistleblower award goes to Phillips & Cohen client
WASHINGTON, DC, November 5, 2015 – The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded a whistleblower represented by Phillips & Cohen LLP $325,000 for information and assistance that exposed...
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November 04, 2015
“Health First calls for dismissal of over USD 1bn in whistleblower case, arguing allegations are already public – New Coverage.”
Claire Sylvia in Debtwire, 11/4/15. “In qui tam cases, the person bringing the case must be making allegations that aren’t already public, or must be an ‘original source,’ in other words have...
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September 29, 2015
Phillips & Cohen Selected for ‘2015 Elite Trial Lawyers’ list
WASHINGTON, DC, September 29, 2015 – The National Law Journal has recognized Phillips & Cohen LLP as one of its “2015 Elite Trial Lawyers” based on the success of its whistleblower...
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September 21, 2015
Whistleblower attorney Stephen Hasegawa interviewed for ‘Elite Trial Lawyers’ story
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, September 21, 2015 – National Law Journal recently featured an interview with Stephen Hasegawa, a Phillips & Cohen partner, in a story about the law firms it recognized...
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Adventist Health System’s $118.7 million settlement started with Phillips & Cohen’s whistleblower lawsuit
WASHINGTON, DC, September 21, 2015 – Three former employees of a North Carolina hospital, represented by Phillips & Cohen, were the first to expose an alleged scheme by Adventist Health System...
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“Tesco’s Yearlong Accounting Scandal Began With Tipster E-Mail.”
Erika Kelton in Bloomberg, 9/21/15. “Prosecutors and regulators need to have the insights of people on the inside to do their job,” said Erika Kelton, a lawyer at Phillips & Cohen LLP in Washington...
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September 14, 2015
“True Health To Buy HDL Pending Court Approval.”
Peter Chatfield in The Dark Report, 9/14/15. “The relationship between all of these companies involved with (True Health) will be something that could be challenged if it looks suspicious,” said [Peter]...
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September 11, 2015
“Whistle-Blower Win, Justice Targets, Reverse Mergers: Compliance.”
Erika Kelton in Bloomberg, 9/11/15. The bigger issue, the court found, was that those working in finance — as well as attorneys — have a duty to report suspected wrongdoing internally before going...
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August 20, 2015
“Medicare Fraud Is Committed Well Beyond U.S. Borders.”
Peter Budetti in Bloomberg, 8/20/15. “[Medicare fraud] is still an ongoing challenge,” says Peter Budetti, who oversaw fraud investigations at CMS until 2013 and is now an attorney at Phillips &...
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August 17, 2015
“WikiLeaks Crowdfunds for Trade Documents.”
Erika Kelton in The Wall Street Journal, 8/17/15. Any money that WikiLeaks raises can only go so far. “WikiLeaks can’t protect anyone’s job and there are serious questions as to the legal consequences...
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