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
Kos Pharmaceuticals settles whistleblower case for $41.5 million
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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November 05, 2010
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower case yields record settlement for fraud by U.S. contractor in Afghanistan
BALTIMORE, MD – A whistleblower lawsuit was the basis for the federal government’s fraud case against the Louis Berger Group that settled today for $69.3 million — the largest recovery...
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October 29, 2010
Whistleblower case alleging illegal export of military information settles
DENVER, COLORADO – Rocky Mountain Instrument Co. has agreed to pay $1 million to the federal government to settle civil charges, brought by Phillips & Cohen, related to the illegal export of...
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October 07, 2010
Medicare needs more, better reforms – Letter to the Editor
The Miami Herald published a letter from Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton advocating that the government devote more resources to pursuing the backlog of whistleblower cases. Medicare needs more,...
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August 11, 2010
Most whistleblowers have ‘clean hands’ – Letter to the Editor
The Financial Times published the following letter to the editor written by Phillips & Cohen partner Erika A. Kelton defending the SEC whistleblower program. Most whistleblowers have ‘clean...
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July 31, 2010
Keep the cheese out of it – Letter to the Editor
The Washington Post published the following letter to the editor from Phillips & Cohen partner Erika A. Kelton discussing the need to change the way whistleblowers are viewed. Keep the cheese out of...
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July 21, 2010
Whistleblower in Sodexo kickback case comments on New York settlement
ALBANY, NEW YORK – The kickback case, brought by Phillips & Cohen, against Sodexo that the New York Attorney General settled today for $20 million began with the efforts of two brothers who persevered...
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June 23, 2010
Phillips & Cohen qui tam case against Northrop settles for $12.5 million
LOS ANGELES, CA – The fraud charges Northrop Grumman is settling today for $12.5 million were brought to the government’s attention by a company manager in its Salt Lake City, Utah, plant who...
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