John R. Phillips, Mary Louise Cohen and the firm’s attorneys have brought qui tam (whistleblower) lawsuits that have resulted in recoveries to the U.S. Treasury totaling more than $1 billion - - about one-fourth of the federal government’s total recoveries from qui tam lawsuits.

This section contains a bibliography of some of the news articles written about Phillips & Cohen’s major False Claims Act cases and about Phillips and the firm.  

To look at the articles grouped by types of cases, please use the navigational links on the left or at the bottom of the page.

News articles about Phillips & Cohen and its cases 

• "Northrop to pay $111 million to settle suit; subsidiary TRW allegedly overcharged U.S. on 1990s space project work," Anitha Reddy, The Washington Post, 6/10/03.
• "Northrop to pay $111 million in TRW suit," Peter Pae, Los Angeles Times, 6/10/03.
• "Whistleblower gets $27 million from company," James Bernstein, Newsday, 6/10/03.
• "Northrop settles federal TRW case; will pay $111m to end suit vs. unit," Associated Press, Boston Globe, 6/10/03.
• "Northrop to settle federal lawsuit; firm to pay $111.2 million to resolve overcharge claim," Andy Pasztor and Anne Marie Squeo, The Wall Street Journal, 6/9/03.
  
• "Web firm settles U.S. grant case," Gary Craig, Democrat and Chronicle, 3/31/03.
• "New York consortium agrees to pay $1.4 million in federal lawsuit alleging fraud," Will Potter, Chronicle of Higher Education (www.chronicle.com), 3/27/03.
• "Salina nonprofit settles lawsuit," Tim Knauss, The Post-Standard, 3/27/03.
• "Nonprofit provider of research networks pays penalty," National Journal’s Technology Daily, 3/27/03.
• "NYSERNet agrees to pay $1.4 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit," Associated Press, 3/26/03.
• "Hospital agrees to pay $6.2 million to resolve charges of misstated costs," BNA’s Health Care Fraud Report, 3/19/03.
• "Nurse turned whistleblower alleges hospital manipulated cost-report logs," Report on Medicare Compliance, 3/13/03.
• "Sharp will pay $6.2 million to settle whistleblower suit," Cheryl Clark, San Diego Union Tribune, 3/7/03.
• "Sharp Memorial to pay $6.2 million to settle Medicare fraud," Seth Hettena, Associated Press, 3/6/03.
• "Whistles blowing louder on health care," Bill Lewis, Tennessean, 1/26/03.
• "HCA case holds lessons for corporate world," Tennessean, 12/28/02.
• "DOJ, HCA reach tentative $631M agreement to settle allegations of health care fraud," BNA’s Federal Contracts Report," 12/24/02.
• "HCA execs faced attorneys’ query," Bill Lewis, Tennessean, 12/19/02.
• "HCA, U.S. agree to fraud settlement; hospital chain to pay $631 million," Robert O’Harrow Jr., Washington Post, 12/19/02.
• "HCA’s accusers may challenge U.S. settlement," Barbara Martinez, The Wall Street Journal, 12/19/02.
• "$631 million ends health-care-fraud probe," Karin Miller, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 12/19/02.
• "HCA says fraud settlement is near," Daily Journal, 12/19/02.
• "HCA reported in agreement to settle fraud case," Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times, 12/18/02.
• "HCA to pay U.S. $631 million to settle fraud litigation," Keith Snider, Bloomberg News, 12/18/02.
• "$898.5 million! HCA, government reach tentative deal," Mark Taylor, Modern Healthcare, (www.modernhealthcare.com), 12/18/02.
• "Hospital chain ends fraud case," Associated Press, 12/18/02.
• "Lovelace system pays $24.5 million to resolve Medicare reporting issues," BNA’s Health Care Fraud Report, 12/11/02.
• "Lovelace pays feds $24.5 million," Winthrop Quigley, Albuquerque Journal, 12/5/02.
• "Lovelace to pay $24.5 million to settle fraud probe," Mark Taylor, Modern Healthcare (www.modernhealthcare.com), 12/4/02.
• "Cigna agrees to pay $24.5 million to settle fraud case, U.S. says," Keith Snider, Bloomberg News, 12/4/02.
• "Grassley questions tentative agreement to resolve Medicare cost report issues," BNA’s Health Care Fraud Report, 11/27/02.
• "Grassley questions U.S. settlement with HCA Inc.," Sarah Lueck, The Wall Street Journal, 11/20/02.
• "Justice Dept. delays big Medicare fraud settlement," Robert Pear, The New York Times, 11/18/02.
• "Discovery contretemps linger in HCA litigation," Hospital Compliance Wire, 9/24/02.
• "Close of HCA criminal probe called good news for civil case whistleblowers," BNA’s Health Care Fraud Report, 8/7/02.
• "Qui tam case against Hewlett-Packard results in $7 million settlement with U.S.," BNA’s Health Care Fraud Report, 8/7/02.
• "Hewlett-Packard pays $7M on defective medical monitoring device allegations," Millin’s Health Fraud Monitor, 8/5/02.
• "Suit on faulty medical devices settled," Houston Chronicle, 7/31/02.
• "Agilent to pay U.S., former employee $7M to settle medical equipment case," Louise Story, Boston Globe, 7/31/02.
• "Ex-worker, feds to get $7 million from Agilent, HP," San Francisco Chronicle, 7/31/02.
• "Hewlett-Packard, Agilent to pay $7 mln over equipment claims," William McQuillen, Bloomberg News, 7/30/02.
• "Playing it cool: Tenet keeps calm, will pay $56 million to settle billing fraud allegations at hospital," Mark Taylor, Modern Healthcare, 6/24/02.
  
• "Tenet Healthcare agrees to pay $55.8 million to settle inquiries," Rhonda L. Rundle, The Wall Street Journal, 6/19/02.
  
• "Hospital settles billing case," John Dorschner, The Miami Herald, 6/19/02.
  
• "California Tenet's $55.8 million payment settles claims," Los Angeles Times, 6/19/02.
  
• "Tenet to pay $55.8 million to settle billing probe," Deborah Stern, Bloomberg News, 6/18/02.
  
• "Houston hospital to pay $1.5 million in whistleblower case," Patrick J. Osborne, CCH Healthcare Compliance Letter, 4/15/02.
  
• "Michael R. Lissack: Wall Street expatriate," Aaron Donovan, The New York Times, 4/14/02.
  
• "California agencies sue DWP on overcharges,"The Electricity Daily, 4/4/02.
  
• "HCA announces proposed settlement with CMS to resolve Medicare issues,"BNA's Health Care Fraud Report, 4/3/02.
  
• "Four local agencies claim DWP overcharges of $200 million," Tina Daunt, Los Angeles Times, 4/2/02.
  
• "Southland public agencies sue DWP," Beth Barrett, The Daily News of Los Angeles, 4/2/02.
  
• "A judge unseals the False Claims Act suit against the Department of Water and Power, filed in 2000," Dennis Pfaff, Daily Journal, 4/2/02.
  
• "Unexpected turn of events: After a five-year battle, an appeals court overturns the fraud convictions of two former Columbia/HCA executives," Vince Galloro, Modern Healthcare, 4/1/02.
  
• "HCA reaches agreement with U.S. on Medicare reports," Kristen Hallam, Bloomberg News, 3/28/02.
  
• "Ruling triggers next round in HCA-Justice dispute," Bill Lewis, Tennessean, 3/26/02.
  
• "HCA, U.S. settlement may speed up after court ruling," Keith Snider, Bloomberg News, 3/25/02.
  
• "Grassley warns U.S. Medicare chief not to hinder HCA fraud case," Keith Snider, Bloomberg News, 3/14/02.
  
• "Justice's Medicare fraud case against HCA hits resistance," Barbara Martinez and Sarah Lueck, The Wall Street Journal, 3/14/02.
  
• "Houston hospital agrees to pay $1.5 million to resolve FCA Medicare fraud allegations," BNA's Health Care Fraud Report, 3/6/02.
  
• "First hospital settles in broad cost-reporting probe," Mark Taylor, Modern Healthcare, 3/4/02.
  
• "HCA may see Medicare-fraud woes resurface," Barbara Martinez, The Wall Street Journal, 2/27/02.
  
• "Suppose feds don't depose: HCA seeks to prevent employee testimony," Mark Taylor, Modern Healthcare, 2/18/02.
  
• "HCA asks Justice if executives are facing charges," Bill Lewis, Tennessean, 2/16/02.
  
• "HCA asks judge to name executives targeted for fraud," Keith Snider, Bloomberg News, 2/15/02.
  
• "Courage of their convictions: The stories of four physicians who became whistleblowers," Tanya Albert, American Medical News, 2/4/02.
  
• "TAP Pharmaceutical to pay $875M to settle whistleblower charges of fraudulent pricing," BNA's Federal Contracts Report, 10/30/01.
  
• "Spreading the blame: Accounting giant settles fraud suit," Mark Taylor, Modern Healthcare, 10/29/01.
  
• "KPMG is paying $9 million to settle medical fraud case," Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times, 10/24/01.
  
• "KPMG to pay the U.S. $9 million to end suit tied to HCA scandal," Jonathan Weil, The Wall Street Journal, 10/24/01.
  
• "KPMG settles HCA-related fraud suit with U.S. for $9 million," Keith Snider, Bloomberg News, 10/23/01.
  
• "KPMG to pay $9 million settlement,"Associated Press, 10/23/01.
  
• KPMG settles HCA-related medical fraud charges," Reuters, 10/23/01.
  
• "Whistleblower to receive $20 million share of Quorum settlement agreement,"BNA's Healthcare Fraud Report, 10/17/01.
  
• "A big win for whistleblower; judge raises percentage Alderson to receive in Quorum settlement," Mark Taylor, Modern Healthcare, 10/15/01.
  
• "Alderson gets $20.6 million in fraud case," Lynette Hintze, The Daily InterLake, 10/12/01.
  
• "Whistleblower gets $20.5 million of fraud settlement," Getahn Ward, Tennessean, 10/11/01.
  
• "Record settlement on TAP; drugmaker pleads guilty to criminal violations," Mark Taylor, Modern Healthcare, 10/8/01.
  
• "A cure for fraud: Weston doctor saves taxpayers millions by blowing whistle," Alice Dembner, Boston Globe, 10/7/01.
  
• "Doctor's outrage stings TAP; escalating offer turns internist into whistleblower," Bruce Japsen, Laurie Cohen and Andrew Zajac, Chicago Tribune, 10/7/01.
  
• "Cancer drug probe nets $875 million settlement," Bruce Japsen, Andrew Zajac and Laurie Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 10/4/01.
  
• "Two drug makers to pay $875 million to settle fraud case," Melody Petersen, The New York Times, 10/4/01.
  
• "TAP Pharmaceuticals fined $875 million," Julie Appleby, USA Today, 10/4/01.
  
• "Drugmaker to pay $875 million fine," Associated Press, Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/4/01.
  
• "Venture involving Abbott settles," Francine Knowles, Chicago Sun-Times, 10/4/01.
  
• "Drug firm to pay $875m fine for fraud," Alice Dembner, Boston Globe, 10/4/01.
  
• "Order signed approving payment by HCA on $745 million settlement, relators' share," BNA's Health Care Fraud Report, 8/22/01.
  
• "HCA's $745 million fraud settlement approved by U.S. judge," Keith Snider, Bloomberg News, 8/7/01.
  
• "Bet-the-company litigation: Masters of high-stakes cases weigh in with views on strategy and logistics,"National Law Journal, 7/30/01.
  
• "Compliance officers debate whistleblower role while pursuing FCA qui tam lawsuits," BNA's Health Care Fraud Report, 5/2/01.
  
• "Home health company to pay $1.9 million to settle qui tam lawsuit over cost reports," BNA's Health Care Fraud Report, 4/18/01.
  
• "Roots of trouble run deep: U.S. alleges Medicare fraud started in 1987," Mark Taylor, Modern Healthcare, 3/19/01.
• "HCA faces new U.S. filings on Medicare," Lucette Lagnado, The Wall Street Journal, 3/19/01.
• "Government joins suits against hospital giant," Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times, 3/17/01.
• "HCA faces new fraud charges," Bill Brubaker, The Washington Post, 3/17/01.
• "Justice Department says HCA owes ‘hundreds of millions’ in fraud case," Keith Russell, Tennessean, 3/17/01.
• "U.S. accuses HCA of Medicare fraud," Glenn Singer, Sun-Sentinel, 3/17/01.
• "U.S. to seek $400 million more at HCA,"The New York Times, 3/16/01.
• "HCA lawsuit raises issues dating back to 1987," Keith Russell, Tennessean, 3/16/01.
• "HCA faces civil fraud allegations," Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, 3/16/01.
• "HCA-Healthcare may be facing another charge,"Los Angeles Times, 3/16/01.
• "Texas Tech agrees to refund $2.3 million to settle overpayments in federal programs,"Health Care Fraud Report, 2/21/01.
• "Texas Tech University hospital to pay $2.3M to settle charges it overbilled Medicare,"Federal Contracts Report, 2/13/01.
• "Clinic to repay Medicare $2.3 million," Melanie Maxcey, Odessa American, 2/13/01.
• "Tech settles with government; Health Sciences Center to pay $2.3 million in overbilling case," John Fuquay, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, 2/13/01.
• "Heart bypass unit fined $2 million; surgeons at General illegally billed Medicare," Gary Craig, Democrat and Chronicle, 2/2/01.
• "HCA agrees to pay U.S. $840 million to settle criminal, civil allegations,"Health Care Fraud Report, 1/10/01.
• "HCA to pay record $840 million to settle criminal, civil charges of Medicare fraud,"Federal Contracts Report, 1/2/01.
• "HCA to pay $95 million in fraud case," Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times, 12/15/00.
• "HCA units’ guilty pleas resolve largest Medicare criminal probe," Lucette Lagnado, The Wall Street Journal, 12/15/00.
• "Payout to end HCA criminal charges," Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, 12/15/00.
• "HCA to pay $95 million in fines," Bill Brubaker, The Washington Post, 12/15/00.
• "Justice Department joins lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud by IHS,"The Washington Post, 12/14/00.
• "Bean counters beware: Feds join lawsuit against KPMG, sending message about liability throughout industry," Mark Taylor, Modern Healthcare, 12/11/00.
• "Justice Department joining in lawsuit against KPMG," Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times, 12/5/00.
• "Four firms settle yield-burning suit; Sakura case unveiled," Lynn Hume, Bond Buyer, 11/1/00.
• "Securities firms expected to settle yield-burning case," John Connor, The Wall Street Journal, 10/31/00.
• "Red-handed: Two whistleblowers tell their stories," Elise Chidley, For the Record, 10/16/2000.
• "Big hospital manager settles two fraud suits," Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times, 10/3/00.
• "Quorum to pay $95.5 million to settle two outstanding Medicare-fraud suits," Lucette Lagnado, The Wall Street Journal, 10/3/00.
• "Quorum will settle fraud lawsuits for $95.5 million," Keith Russell, The Tennessean, 10/3/00.
• "Quorum settles Medicare dispute," Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, 10/3/00.
• "Quorum settles Whitefish whistleblower case," Lynnette Hintze, The Daily Inter Lake, 10/3/00.
• "W.R. Grace, subsidiary to pay $15.5 million to settle charges of book overpricing,"Federal Contracts Report, 8/8/00.
• "Securities firms to settle charges of yield-burning," John Connor, The Wall Street Journal," 8/7/00.
• "Nuveen, Bank One pay securities fraud penalty," Melissa Allison, Chicago Tribune, 8/6/00.
• "Firms in $13.5 million settlement of U.S. ‘yield-burning’ charges," The New York Times," 8/5/00.
• "Grace, former unit to pay $15.5 million in book-sale accord,"Wall Street Journal, 8/3/00.
• "Government joins lawsuit charging Boeing improperly installed Apache part,"Federal Contracts Report, 6/27/00.
• "Justice seeking $20 million from Boeing for faulty Apache safety system,"Defense Daily, 6/26/00.
• "U.S. sues Boeing over alarm wiring on Army copters," Andy Pasztor, The Wall Street Journal, 6/23/00.
• "U.S. joins $20 mil suit vs. Boeing," Riccardo A. Davis, The Arizona Republic, 6/23/00.
• "U.S. joins suit against Boeing over Apache helicopter part,"Seattle Times, 6/23/00.
• "Government joins a whistleblower suit vs. Boeing,"Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 6/23/00.
• "The 100 most influential lawyers," National Law Journal, 6/12/00.
• "Columbia/HCA, DOJ reach tentative pact calling for $745 million payment to U.S.,"Health Care Fraud Report, 5/31/00.
• "$745 million and far to go," Barbara Kirchheimer and Mark Taylor, Modern Healthcare, 5/23/00.
• "Two Utah doctors were whistleblowers in Columbia/HCA fraud investigation," Phil Sahm, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5/20/00.
• "Hospital company agrees to pay $745 million in U.S. fraud case," Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times, 5/19/00.
• "Columbia/HCA to pay the U.S. $745 million," Lucette Lagnado, The Wall Street Journal, 5/19/00.
• "Hospital chain to settle case," Bill Brubaker, The Washington Post, 5/19/00.
• "Columbia agrees to pay $745m penalty," Julie Appleby, USA Today, 5/19/00.
• "Columbia/HCA to pay $745 million in Medicare fraud," Michael A. Hiltzik and Alissa J. Rubin, Los Angeles Times, 5/19/00.
• "Columbia set to pay $745 million," Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, 5/19/00.
• "Columbia/HCA offers $745 million settlement," Keith Snider, The Tennessean, 5/19/00.
• "Settlement likely to cut into Columbia/HCA earnings," Keith Russell, The Tennessean, 5/19/00.
• "Dain to pay $12.9 million to settle muni bond abuses," Jill J. Barshay, Star Tribune, 4/7/00.
• "Brokers settle pricing charges," Helen Huntley, St. Petersburg Times," 4/7/00.
• "First Union to pay $7.7 million; securities fraud settlement reaches $140 million for investment banks," Carol Hazard, Richmond Times-Dispatch, 4/700.
• "Settlement reported in bond-pricing case," Patrick McGeehan, The New York Times, 4/6/00.
• "U.S., 17 securities firms reach accord on scandal-tainted municipal bonds," Charles Gasparino and John Connor, The Wall Street Journal, 4/6/00.
• "Is qui tam law unconstitutional?" Harvey Berkman, National Law Journal, 12/6/99.
• "Sharp settles suit alleging fraud at Grossmont Hospital," Cheryl Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/23/99.
• "BT Alex. Brown agrees to pay $15.3 million in bond case," David Barboza, The New York Times, 11/18/99.
• "U.S. near sweeping pact on ‘yield burning,’" Charles Gasparino and John Connor, The Wall Street Journal, 11/18/99.
• "Alex. Brown overcharge case settled," Bill Atkinson, Baltimore Sun, 11/18/99.
• "Broker to pay for Pa. markups," Tom Cahill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 11/18/99.
• "SEC fines, censures lawyer, two investment firms for gouging state," Ken Zapinski and Frank Reeves, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11/18/99.
• "DOJ joins unsealed lawsuit charging two California firms with Medicare fraud,"Health Care Fraud Report, 8/11/99.
• "The whistleblower juggernaut," Peter Aronson, The National Law Journal, 8/9/99.
• "Columbia faces more legal pressure," Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, 7/20/99.
• "Columbia/HCA execs found guilty of fraud; fuels federal investigation of company,"Health Care Fraud Report, 7/14/99.
• "More charges appear likely," Keith Snider, The Tennessean, 7/7/99.
• "Columbia/HCA healthcare convictions may bolster case for civil settlement," Lucette Lagnado, The Wall Street Journal, 7/6/99.
• "Two found guilty of hospital fraud charges," Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times, 7/3/99.
• "Jury finds two Columbia execs guilty of fraud," Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, 7/3/99.
• "Defense’s turn nears in Columbia trial," Mark Taylor, Modern Healthcare, 6/7/99.
• "KPMG named in whistleblower suit involving Columbia/HCA,"Federal Contracts Report, 6/7/99.
• "KPMG is accused by whistleblower of aiding Columbia/HCA in fraud," Lucette Lagnado, The Wall Street Journal, 6/1/99.
• "Accounting firm is named in Medicare fraud lawsuit," Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times, 5/29/99.
• "Columbia fraud case heads to trial," Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, 5/1/99.
• "Lazard to pay $11 million to settle federal charges," Joseph B. Treaster, The New York Times, 4/23/99.
• "Lazard to pay $11 million in settlement with the U.S. in ‘yield-burning’ case," Charles Gasparino and John Connor, The Wall Street Journal, 4/23/99.
• "Bond price-gouging accord reached," Pamela A. MacLean, Daily Journal, 4/23/99.
• "Big payday for a whistleblower," Charles Gasparino and John Connor, The Wall Street Journal, 4/4/99.
• "Hospital subpoenas part of Quorum probe," Barbara Kirchheimer, Modern Healthcare, 4/5/99.
• "Subpoenas issued in Quorum suit," The New York Times, 4/1/99.
• "Subpoenas reignite Quorum civil probe," The Tennessean, 4/1/99.
• "Federal case’s scope clouding Columbia/HCA negotiations," Keith Snider, The Tennessean, 3/7/99.
• "U.S. agency files motion to consolidate fraud cases against Columbia/HCA," Lucette Lagnado, The Wall Street Journal, 2/16/99.
• "U.S. amends suit against Columbia and Quorum, alleging pattern of fraud," Lucette Lagnado, The Wall Street Journal, 2/3/99.
• "Hospitals owned by Quorum said to overbill by $50 million,"The New York Times, 2/3/99.
• "A lawyer for whistle-blowers: ‘part therapist,’" Lucette Lagnado, The Wall Street Journal, 1/7/99.
• "Justice Department intervenes in second Columbia/HCA whistleblower case,"Federal Contracts Report, 1/4/99.
• "Whistle while you work," Sara Selis, Healthcare Business, 1/99.
• "U.S. is joining 2d suit against hospital chain," Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times, 12/31/98.
• "U.S. joins second suit alleging fraud by Columbia Healthcare," Lucette Lagnado, The Wall Street Journal, 12/31/98.
• "Justice Dept. joins suit against Columbia/HCA; whistleblower alleges Medicare fraud," David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post, 12/31/98.
• "Justice on board in HCA fraud suit," J. Josef Hebert, The Washington Times, 12/31/98.
• "Columbia faces second suit," Sarah Huntley, The Tampa Tribune, 12/31/98.
• "Feds join second suit against Columbia," Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, 12/31/98.
• "Water-system gear suit draws attention," Andy Pasztor, The Wall Street Journal, 12/22/98.
• "Feds join second suit against Columbia," Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, 12/31/98.
• "DIA concrete diluted, suit says," Kevin Flynn, Rocky Mountain News, 11/26/98.
• "Airport contractor is sued; concrete provider at DIA accused of diluting product," Mike McPhee, Denver Post, 11/26/98.
• "U.S. joins lawsuit over John Wayne Airport taxiways," Jeff Gottleib, Los Angeles Times, 11/26/98.
• "U.S. joins suit over concrete at JWA," John McDonald, The Orange County Register, 11/26/98.
• "No end in sight: Five-year probe of Columbia, Quorum keeps growing," Kristen Hallam, Modern Healthcare, 11/9/98.
• "Patiently, and now with help, whistleblower waits," Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, 11/5/98.
• "Columbia probe has deep roots," Kristen Hallam and Deanna Bellandi, Modern Healthcare, 10/26/98.
• "U.S. joins, unseals whistleblower lawsuit alleging Columbia/HCA, Quorum fraud," Drew Douglas, Health Care Fraud Report, 10/21/98.
• "He blew the whistle, and health giants quaked," Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times, Oct. 18, 1998.
• "Making it a federal case; suit alleges widespread fraud by Columbia, Quorum," Deanna Bellandi and Kristen Hallam, Modern Healthcare, 10/12/98.
• "U.S. suit charges fraud by two big hospital chains," Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times, 10/6/98.
• "Justice Department joins lawsuit against Columbia/HCA, Quorum," Lucette Lagnado, The Wall Street Journal, 10/6/98.
• "Justice joins Columbia/HCA lawsuit," Tom Lowry, USA Today, 10/6/98.
• "U.S. in suit against Columbia/HCA," Robert A. Rosenblatt, Los Angeles Times, 10/6/98.
• "Justice Department joins civil lawsuit against Columbia, Quorum,"Miami Herald, 10/6/98.
• "Government joins Columbia civil lawsuit," Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, 10/6/98.
• "Government joins civil suit against Columbia/HCA, Quorum," Julie Bell, The Tennessean, 10/6/98.
• "Government joins in whistleblower lawsuit charging Columbia/HCA with Medicare fraud,"Federal Contracts Report, 10/5/98.
• "Medical whistleblowers," Frank Kuznik, Hippocrates, 10/98.
• "LAMTA’s law firm says Lissack strategy will be a replay," Andrea Figler, Bond Buyer, 9/30/98.
• "Lazard to pay $9 million in yield-burning suit," David Barboza, The New York Times, 9/29/98.
• "Lazard pact is approved in ‘yield-burning’ case,"The Wall Street Journal, 9/29/98.
• "MTA, securities firm hold talks over dispute,"Los Angeles Times, 9/24/98.
• "Lazard is said to settle suit on bond sales," David Barboza, The New York Times, 9/24/98.
• "Lazard, Los Angeles agency discuss settlement of yield-burning lawsuit," Charles Gasparino and John Connor, The Wall Street Journal, 9/22/98.
• "Omnicare pays $5.3 million to settle Medicaid whistleblower case,"Health Care Fraud Report, 5/6/98.
• "Omnicare pays $5.3 million to settle Medicaid whistleblower case alleging drug recycling," Federal Contracts Report, 4/27/98.
• "CoreStates settles whistleblower suit that municipal bond issuers were overcharged,"Federal Contracts Report, 4/27/98.
• "CoreStates settles bond case with U.S. for $3.7 million," David Barboza, The New York Times, 4/24/98.
• "CoreStates settles in muni tax fraud case," Thomas S. Mulligan, Los Angeles Times, 4/24/98.
• "CoreStates pays $3.7 million to end yield-burning case," Lynn Stevens Hume, The Bond Buyer, 4/24/98.
• "First joint ‘yield burn’ case is seen," John Connor and Charles Gasparino, The Wall Street Journal, 4/23/98.
• "Omnicare unit settles case for $5.3m," Tom Lowry, USA Today, 4/22/98.
• "Whistleblowers get $217,000 in pharmacy firm’s fraud settlement," Roy Malone, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4/22/98.
• "Omnicare pays $5.3m settlement," Ursula Miller, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4/22/98.
• "Omnicare pays $5.3m to end drug complaint," Nick Miller, The Cincinnati Post, 4/22/98.
• "Government joins whistleblower suit charging TRW with accounting fraud,"Federal Contracts Report, 2/23/98.
• "Justice joins lawsuit accusing TRW of fraud," Tim Smart, The Washington Post, 2/20/98.
• "Civil fraud lawsuit against TRW Inc. over space contracts is joined by U.S.," Andy Pasztor, The Wall Street Journal, 2/20/98.
• "Justice Dept. to join suit against TRW," Andrew Pollack, The New York Times, 2/20/98.
• "Whistle-blower’s lawsuit alleges TRW unit defrauded government," Elizabeth Douglass, Los Angeles Times, 2/20/98.
• "Lawsuit accuses TRW of fraud," Marcus Gleisser, Plain Dealer, 2/20/98.
• "Suit charges TRW defrauded government on space contracts," Vago Muradian, Defense Daily, 2/20/98.
• "Feeling burned by Wall Street; firms accused of bilking government in securities deals," David Barboza, The New York Times, 12/31/97.
• "Whistleblowers: No easy job, but more workers vie for the title," Deanna Bellandi, Modern Healthcare, 12/22/97.
• "California doctor settles fraud lawsuit for 10 times his Medicare payments,"Federal Contracts Report, 12/17/97.
• "Arcadia doctor to pay medicare fraud damages," David R. Olmos, Los Angeles Times, 12/10/97.
• "California doctor to pay $375k to settle allegations of overcharging Medicare,"Federal Contracts Report, 12/15/97.
• "Doctor settles charges," Frank C. Giradet, Pasadena Star-News, 12/10/97.
• "Teledyne units settle ’95 suit for $14 million," Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 11/13/97.
• "Teledyne ponies up, settles suit," Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11/13/97.
• "Allegheny Teledyne to pay up," Deborah Adamson, Daily News, 11/13/97.
• "Doing good, doing well?" Emily Barker, The American Lawyer, June 1997.
• "U.S. considers suing dealers to recoup yield burning losses," Michael Stanton, The Bond Buyer, 4/29/97.
• "The 100 most influential lawyers in America,"National Law Journal, 4/28/97.
• "And the hottest lawyers are . . .," David Segal, The Washington Post, 4/22/97.
• "L.A. authority study shows rampant yield burning abuse," Michael Stanton, The Bond Buyer, 4/22/97.
• "Anatomy of biggest whistleblower recovery yet," Anne Paxton, Laboratory Industry Report, March-April 1997.
• "SmithKline to pay $325 million to settle federal claims of lab-billing fraud," Elyse Tanouye, The Wall Street Journal, 2/25/97.
• "Drug firm to pay $325 million for overbilling," The New York Times, 2/25/97.
• "Lab pays U.S. $325 million for overbilling," Roberto Suro, The Washington Post, 2/25/97.
• "Laboratory firm settles fraud case," Mark Johnson, The Richmond Times Dispatch, 2/25/97.
• "Drug firm pays $325m in fraud case; settlement for overbilling is second largest of its kind," Steven Findlay, USA Today, 2/25/97.
• "SmithKline to pay $325 million in whistleblower suit," Shannon P. Duffy, The Legal Intelligencer," 2/25/97.
• "Laboratory firm settles fraud case," Mark Johnson, The Richmond Times Dispatch, 2/25/97.
• "Drug firm pays $325M in fraud case," Steven Findlay, USA Today, 2/25/97.
• "Book wholesaler charged with fraud," Julie L. Nicklin, The Chronicle of Higher Education," 2/14/97.
• "Whistleblower suit claims B&T cheats libraries," Calvin Reid, Publishers Weekly, 2/10/97.
• "Justice Dept. joins suit against book wholesaler," David Streitfeld and David Segal, The Washington Post, 2/4/97.
• "U.S. joins suit against book wholesaler," Timothy L. O’Brien, The Wall Street Journal, 2/4/97.
• "Firm inflated book prices, suit alleges," Seth Rosenfeld, San Francisco Examiner, 2/4/97.
• "Book merchant accused of giant fraud," Tori Minton, San Francisco Chronicle, 2/4/97.
• "Municipal bond dealers face scrutiny," Peter Truell, The New York Times, 12/17/96.
• "Whistleblowing hits chord; former FMC Corp. employee to receive $2.86 million in settlement," Vincent J. Schodolski, Chicago Tribune, 10/23/96.
• "FMC to pay $13m settlement," Barbara Starr, Jane’s Defence Weekly, 10/16/96.
• "Corning to pay largest lab fraud probe penalty," Lisa Scott, Modern Healthcare, 10/14/96.
• "Guilty plea OK’d in record $119m health-fraud case," Ralph Ranalli, The Boston Herald, 10/11/96.
• "Whistleblowers were ‘disgusted’ by scam," Mark Muellert, The Boston Herald, 10/11/96.
• "Corning to pay $119 million to settle a case of Medicare billing by Damon," Paulette Thomas, The Wall Street Journal, 10/10/96.
• "Corning will plead guilty to Medicare fraud," Milt Freudenheim, The New York Times, 10/10/96.
• "Needham lab fined $119m for fraud," Kimberly Blanton, The Boston Globe, 10/10/96.
• "Blowing the whistle has big rewards," Tina Cassidy, The Boston Globe, 10/10/96.
• "Lab fined a record $119m for med scam," Ralph Ranalli, The Boston Herald, 10/10/96.
• "FMC to pay $13 million in whistleblower settlement,"Los Angeles Times, 10/9/96.
• "FMC Corp. settles government’s suit on overpricing," Andy Pasztor, The Wall Street Journal, 10/9/96.
• "FMC to pay U.S. in Army contract dispute,"New York Times, 10/9/96.
• "Defense contractor FMC to pay U.S. $13 million," Seth Rosenfeld, San Francisco Examiner, 10/9/96.
• "S.J. defense firm to pay $13 million," Harriet Chiang, San Francisco Chronicle, 10/9/96.
• "FMC pays $13 million to settle U.S. claims,"Chicago Sun-Times, 10/9/96.
• "FMC to pay U.S. over suit," Janet Rae-Dupree, San Jose Mercury News, 10/9/96.
• "Two labs will pay $11 million to settle overcharging case,"The San Francisco Daily Journal, 9/30/96.
• "Unilab, Corning settle with feds for $11 mil,"The Dark Report, 9/23/96.
• "Corning Labs deal halts suit," Jerry DeMarco, The Record, 9/20/96.
• "Hughes Aircraft pays $4.5 million to settle false-testing lawsuit," Andy Pasztor, The Wall Street Journal, 9/11/96.
• "Two Hughes whistle-blowers to split $891,000," Henry Weinstein, Los Angeles Times, 9/11/96.
• "Hughes whistle-blowers share $891,000 from suit," Andre Mouchard, The Orange County Register, 9/11/96.
• "Hughes pays $4 million to settle 1990 whistleblower suit," Vago Muradian, Defense Daily, 9/11/96.
• "Hughes to pay U.S. $4.05 million to settle lawsuit," Dori Meinert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9/11/96.
• "Required reading," Grant’s Municipal Bond Observer," 5/17/96.
• "Spoils to bounty hunters, federal contractors gripe," Harvey Berkman, The National Law Journal, 3/4/96.
• "Deals and suits: United States ex rel. Nelson v. CSX Transportation Inc.," Jonathan Groner, Legal Times, 10/9/95.
• "CSX unit to settle ex-employee’s suit for $5.9 million," Daniel Machalaba, The Wall Street Journal, 10/2/95.
• "CSX will pay whistleblower $1.18 million," Barry Meier, The New York Times, 9/30/95.
• "CSX to settle $5.9 million claim," Charles Slack, Richmond Times-Dispatch, 9/30/95.
• "The big sleaze in muni bonds," Terence P. Pare, Fortune, 8/7/95.
• "About whistleblowing and bridge-burning," Michael R. Lissack, The New York Times, 7/16/95.
• "Wall St. firms overcharged it, MTA says," Scot J. Paltrow, Los Angeles Times, 7/11/95.
• "Accuser in the muni bond industry," Michael Quint, The New York Times, 3/3/95.
• "Honesty pays off: John Phillips fosters a growing industry of whistleblowing," Richard B. Schmitt, The Wall Street Journal, 1/11/95.
• "Teledyne to pay $112 million in two whistle-blower suits," Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, 4/22/94.
• "Blood-testing labs pay U.S. $39.8 million," Spencer Rich, The Washington Post, 9/14/93.
• "Corning unit, Unilab pay $39.8 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud," Rhonda L. Rundle, Wall Street Journal, 9/14/93.
• "Pentagon's contract ban for Teledyne; relays unit admits to faking test results," New York Times, 4/14/93.
• "Portrait of a whistleblower," Liz Doup, The Miami Herald, 1/17/93.
• "Lab firm to pay $110 million in blood test fraud," Dana Priest, The Washington Post, 12/19/92.
• "$110 million payment set for fraud in health claims," Calvin Sims, The New York Times, 12/19/92.
• "Federal judge awards ex-GE staffer record amount in whistleblower case," Amal Kumar Naj, The Wall Street Journal, 12/7/92.
• "GE whistleblower receives record $13.4 million award," John Mintz, The Washington Post, 12/5/92.
• "Whistleblower in GE scandal gets $13 million," Jonathan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 12/5/92.
• "GE whistleblower is awarded $13.4 million," Calvin Sims, The New York Times, 12/5/92.
• "Whistleblower gets $13 million award," Gary Rhodes, The Washington Post, 12/5/92.
• "Teledyne pleads guilty to charges it falsified tests," Jeff Cole, The Wall Street Journal, 11/10/92.
• "Teledyne, official accused of fraud; settlement offered," Ron Russell, Los Angeles Times, 10/3/92.
• "GE guilty plea in U.S. aid to Israel," Richard W. Stevenson, The New York Times, 7/23/92.
• "General Electric pleads guilty, pays $69 million to settle whistleblower suit," Amal Kumar Naj, The Wall Street Journal, 7/23/92.
• "GE’s drive to purge fraud is hampered by worker’s mistrust," Amal Kumar Naj, The Wall Street Journal, 7/23/92.
• "Whistleblower collects $7.5 million for his tip," Richard W. Stevenson, The New York Times, 7/19/92.
• "U.S. judge orders $7.5 million award to whistleblower," Richard W. Stevenson, The New York Times, 7/15/92.
• "Fraud suit is settled for $55.5 million," Henry Weinstein, Los Angeles Times, 7/15/92.
• "Singer Corp. successor firm is expected to be charged in Pentagon fraud case," Andy Pasztor, The Wall Street Journal, 7/9/92.
• "Maker is accused of faulty tests on parts for missiles and aircraft," Richard Stevenson, The New York Times, 4/23/92.
• "U.S. joins suit alleging Teledyne falsified tests," Henry Weinstein, Los Angeles Times, 4/23/92.
• "U.S. joins suit over Teledyne's testing results," Jeff Cole, The Wall Street Journal, 4/23/92.
• "Justice Dept. joins fraud suit against Teledyne," Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post, 4/23/92.
• "GE Threatens to Fire, Sue Worker Who Told of Israeli Scheme," Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post, 3/18/92.
• "U.S. accuses GE of fraud in Israeli deal," Richard Stevenson, The New York Times, 8/15/91.
• "U.S. joins suit against General Electric officials," Amal Kumar Naj, The Wall Street Journal, 8/15/91.
• "U.S. broadens fraud action against GE," Amal Kumar Naj, The Wall Street Journal, 3/17/91.
• "This doctor turned in a colleague for Medicare fraud," M. Carroll Thomas, Medical Economics, 1/7/91.
• "Justice Dept. joins Teledyne suit filed by whistle-blower," Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times,11/29/90.
• "U.S. joins lawsuit by whistle-blower against Teledyne" The Wall Street Journal, 10/29/90.
• "Singer case whistleblower says decision was difficult," James Hirsch, The New York Times, 3/16/89.
• "U.S. sues singer on contracts," Jeff Gerth, The New York Times, 3/15/89.
• "U.S. joins lawsuit against Singer Co. over job claims," Laurie P. Cohen, The Wall Street Journal, 3/15/89.
• "Medical group to pay $355,000 to Medicare," Kathie Bozanich, Los Angeles Times, 4/29/88.
• "A whistleblower's tale," Allan Parachini, Los Angeles Times, 11/27/87.
• "Medals, plaques, trinkets: souvenirs of a busy shop," Allan Parachini, Los Angeles Times, 11/27/87.
• "Whistleblower's lawsuit accuses Scripps Clinic, eye doctor of fraud," Claire Spiegel, Los Angeles Times, 8/9/87.

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 Cases brought by Phillips & Cohen and its attorneys

Defense contractor fraud

• TRW Inc.
• Teledyne Systems Co.
• FMC Corp.
• Hughes Aircraft
• Teledyne Inc. (Relays Division)
• Rockwell International and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• General Electric Co. Inc.
• Singer Co.

Health care (Medicare and Medicaid) fraud

• Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.
• Omnicare Inc.
• Dr. Badrudin Kurwa (California)
• SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories
• Damon Clinical Laboratories Inc.
• MetPath and Unilab
• MetPath and MetWest
• National Health Laboratories Inc.
• Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation

Other types of fraud

• CoreStates Financial Corp.
• Baker & Taylor
• Lazard Freres
• CSX Transportation Inc.

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