October 05, 2017
Whistleblower protections and rewards needed in Australia – P&C whistleblower attorney
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton’s letter to the editor about the need for whistleblower rewards and protections in Australia was published in The Canberra Times. The full text of the letter...
September 05, 2017
Whistleblower recoveries from insurance cases brought by Phillips & Cohen bring Novo Nordisk’s Victoza settlement to $60 million
WASHINGTON, DC, September 5, 2017 – A whistleblower lawsuit filed by Phillips & Cohen LLP in 2010 against Novo Nordisk alleging illegal marketing, promotion and sale of its best-selling diabetes...
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September 01, 2017
“Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Requiring the IRS to Properly Attribute Its Recoveries to Whistleblowers”
In an article for Bloomberg BNA’s Tax Management Memorandum, Phillips & Cohen attorney Edward Arens stressed the importance of recognizing the valuable contributions of whistleblowers to the...
Christus Health and Santa Fe hospital pay $12.2M to settle whistleblower lawsuit
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, September 1, 2017 – Christus Health and its Santa Fe hospital will pay $12.2 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower case brought by Phillips & Cohen LLP...
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August 25, 2017
“Whistle-blowers raise penalty costs in financial fraud cases”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy is quoted in The Agenda, an FT Service, on a new study that says whistleblower involvement leads to a tangible increase in the likelihood the SEC or DOJ will impose...
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August 10, 2017
“Whistleblower attorney expects more false claims lawsuits against EHR vendors”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie spoke with FierceHealthcare about why we can expect to see more whistleblower lawsuits against electronic health records vendors. EHR developers could be staring...
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August 07, 2017
“Ride the whistleblower wave”
Law.com’s Sue Reisigner quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton in her story about whistleblower’s rights to bring retaliation claims against their employer. Phillips & Cohen attorney...
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August 04, 2017
Wells Fargo pays $108M to settle whistleblower case alleging fraud in veterans’ mortgage refinance loans
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Aug. 4, 2017 – Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $108 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower case alleging the bank cheated military veterans and taxpayers by charging...
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July 25, 2017
“SEC issues whistleblower award to government agency employee for first time”
Phillips & Cohen’s Sean McKessy spoke with the National Law Journal about a unique whistleblower award order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Though the SEC normally does not...
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July 10, 2017
“Barclays Bank CEO gets reprimanded”
Financial Express quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Erika A. Kelton in its story about Barclays CEO Jes Staley’s “attempt to unmask a whistleblower.” Surely the investigations “will...
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