Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to be recognized by Chambers USA in its 2022 guide in the area of Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations in Pennsylvania. Chambers ranks leading law firms and attorneys across the U.S. based on the opinion of their clients and peers, and by the quality of… The emerging battle over ‘objective reasonableness’ in False Claims Act cases
The Medicare and Medicaid programs are exceedingly complex, and navigating the myriad statutes, regulations, rules, and guidance presents significant challenges for all healthcare providers and compliance professionals—even the United States Supreme Court has recognized that the Medicare program is a “complex and highly technical regulatory program.”[1] This job is sometimes made even more difficult because program… Read more »
Pietragallo is pleased to announce that 16 lawyers have been named as 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, including partner Marc Raspanti who was recognized in the Top 100 in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. Super Lawyers is a service of Thomson Reuters legal division which compiles a list of outstanding lawyers from more than 74 practice areas…. When Work-Life Balance is Underwater
Volumes have been written about the False Claims Act as a tool to pursue fraud against the government in circumstances where the defendant has allegedly made false statements to receive money from the government. For purposes of our discussion here, we refer to this aspect of the False Claims Act as “affirmative false claims.” Westlaw… Read more »
Takeaway: In the wake of a data breach, a class of Plaintiffs whose personal and/or financial information is disseminated to third parties all share the same concern – the risk of future harm. But in order for these Plaintiffs to have standing to sue over the wrongful dissemination of their information resulting from the breach,… Read more »
TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2022 – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida and the Department of Justice announced today the settlement of four qui tam cases filed in Tampa. One of these whistleblower cases was filed by Dr. Sheldon Cho, a pain management physician and former employee of Florida Pain Relief Group, PLLC, and… Read more »
Kenneth Horoho will be the moderator and one of the presenters on for the program entitled, “The Surveillance of a Spouse: The Do’s and Don’ts in Family Law Matters” sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. He will be joined by Judge Anthony Mariani of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County Criminal Division, Phil… Read more »
Takeaway: With increasing numbers of cybersecurity attacks, foreign and domestic, organizations are even more likely to experience some kind of data breach threat this year. Knowing what that threat looks like, allows organizations to arm themselves against these eminent attacks and to implement policy regulations in time to prevent absolute exposure. A recent study conducted… Read more »
Takeaway: CISA’s Shield Up Guidance Emphasizes Incident Response Planning With the specter of an expanding war in Europe, the threat of cyber retaliation by Russia, or Russian-sponsored actors, is increased. In response, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) released its Shields Up Guidance to help organizations and supply chains withstand and prepare for a… Read more »
