November 07, 2014
“Whatever Happened to Pharmaceutical Swag?”
Erika Kelton in The Atlantic, 11/07/14. ProPublica, which performed a four-year investigation of drug-company payments to doctors, found that more than three-quarters of doctors have at least one financial...
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October 28, 2014
“Judge Orders Mediation in Guardrail Lawsuit.”
Erika Kelton in The New York Times, 10/28/14. Erika A. Kelton, a whistle-blower lawyer with Phillips & Cohen who is not involved in the litigation, said it was not uncommon for both sides of a False...
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October 22, 2014
“SEC: Banks May Be Shifting Asset Risk for Better Capital Treatment.”
Erika Kelton in American Banker, 10/22/14. Bigger is definitely the signal the SEC is sending, according to Phillips & Cohen LLP attorney Erika Kelton. The SEC last month announced the largest ever...
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DaVita whistleblower case alleging kickbacks to doctors settles for $400 million
DENVER, COLORADO – A whistleblower lawsuit brought by Phillips & Cohen LLP prompted a federal investigation into the business practices of DaVita Healthcare Partners and has resulted in DaVita...
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October 21, 2014
“Guardrail Maker Trinity Industries Liable for Fraud in Texas.”
Erika Kelton in The New York Times, 10/21/14. Legal experts in False Claims Act cases say the $175 million verdict is on the higher end of recent judgments. “There’s no denying it’s a big number,”...
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October 10, 2014
War-zone contractor settles whistleblower lawsuit alleging fraud
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – An American war-zone contractor in Afghanistan has paid the federal government $575,000 to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by Phillips & Cohen LLP that alleged the...
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September 29, 2014
“Phillips & Cohen: ‘Giant Killers of the Whistleblower Bar.’”
Erika Kelton in Lawdragon, 9/29/14. The list of Phillips & Cohen’s takedowns is long, punctuated by a leading role in the record-setting $3 billion settlement with GlaxoSmithKline in 2012 for improper...
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Phillips & Cohen: Giant Killers of the Whistleblower Bar, Says Lawdragon
WASHINGTON, DC – Lawdragon magazine features a profile of Phillips & Cohen LLP and its whistleblower practice in its most recent issue, calling the law firm, “The giant killers of the whistleblower...
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September 24, 2014
“SEC Award May Spur Whistle-Blower Growth.”
Erika Kelton Bloomberg, 9/24/14. Erika Kelton, the lawyer at Phillips & Cohen LLP who represented the whistle-blower . . . said an employee who blows the whistle “does so at great personal and professional...
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September 22, 2014
Largest SEC whistleblower award — $32 million — goes to Phillips & Cohen client
WASHINGTON, DC – The largest Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower reward so far — more than $32 million — has been awarded to a Phillips & Cohen client. The international...
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