April 19, 2023
“Justices Appear Open to Whistleblowers’ Drug Fraud Arguments”
Phillips and Cohen partner Claire Sylvia discusses with Bloomberg News the oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court’s in US ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. case. “The Justices seemed to view...
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April 18, 2023
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in False Claims Act Case
Washington, DC–April 18, 2023 – Today the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc., a set of cases concerning a critical element of liability under...
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March 30, 2023
“LabCorp to pay $2.1 million to settle DOJ lawsuit for allegedly overbilling Defense Department”
Phillips and Cohen partner Peter Chatfield talked to CNBC about whistleblower Donna Hecker-Gross’ case against Labcorp: “She believed Labcorp was responsible for repaying all the overcharges,...
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March 27, 2023
Labcorp agrees to pay $2.1 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit
Washington, DC—March 27, 2023—Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp), a global healthcare company that provides clinical lab services, has agreed to pay a total of $2.1 million to the federal...
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March 20, 2023
“DOJ Again Deploys FCA in Cybersecurity Case; Florida Medicaid Contractor Was Hacked”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie discusses the connection between a cybersecurity failure and the False Claims Act with the newsletter, Report on Medicare Compliance: To connect the dots between...
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March 08, 2023
“UPMC Doc Can’t Get Surgery-Suit Whistleblower Sanctioned”
Phillips & Cohen partner Jeffrey Dickstein told Law 360 about whistleblower Dr. D’Cunha, saying, “Dr. D’Cunha stood up for patient safety. The government awarded Dr. D’Cunha...
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February 28, 2023
Phillips & Cohen Partner Colette Matzzie’s testimony to expand Maryland’s False Claims Acts
Oral Testimony of Colette G. Matzzie, Partner at Phillips & Cohen LLP, whistleblower attorney and resident of Maryland in support of Senate Bill SB666/House HB0773 to expand the Maryland False Claims...
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February 27, 2023
Hospital, top surgeon to pay $8.5 mln in whistleblower suit over simultaneous surgeries
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the head of its cardiothoracic surgery department have agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle claims that they fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid for complex...
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UPMC agrees to pay $8.5 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit filed by former surgeon
Phillips and Cohen partner Claire Sylvia spoke to Liz Kilmer of Pittsburgh’s WPXI-TV to discuss Phillips and Cohen’s $8.5 million settlement against UPMC. “The regulation here is a billing...
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Whistleblower’s case alleging top surgeon at UPMC violated rules on conducting multiple surgeries settles for $8.5 Million
Pittsburgh, Pa. February 27, 2023–In a significant win for patient safety, UPMC and James Luketich MD – the longtime chair of UPMC’s Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery – as well...
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