PITTSBURGH, PA – Pamela Coyle Brecht, partner at the law firm Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP, will present at the American Conference Institute’s 3rd Advanced Forum on False Claims & Qui Tam Enforcement on January 21-22, 2016. She will speak on the “Best Practices to Facilitate Global Settlements.” The two-day event takes place at the Doubletree… Read more »
Articles in this Issue: 1) A Mechanic’s Lien in Search of an Owner 2) Temporary Construction Workers May be Considered Employees Under Title IX and the PHRA 3) The Changing Landscape of Fiduciary Liability and Increased Risk of Liability for Companie and Their Officers 4) 10 Terrifying Questions for 401(k) Plan Sponsors 5) McKees Rocks… Read more »
Click Here for Class Action Settlement Website to File Claim or Get More Information Click Here for Class Action Settlement Detailed Notice Rougvie, et. al. v. Ascena Retail Group, et. al., 2:15-cv-00724 (E.D. Pa.) Related Information: Class Action Settlement Detailed Notice
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Gaetan J. Alfano, a partner with Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP, will lead the Philadelphia Bar Association in 2016 as its 89th Chancellor. Mr. Alfano served as the 2015 Chancellor-Elect for the Philadelphia Bar Association and is a member of the Justinian Society, holding a number of offices including Treasurer. For 10… Read more »
Personal injury plaintiffs typically enter into contingent fee agreements and many may change attorneys before recovering any funds. Despite this dynamic, there is little guidance on the circumstances under which a successor firm must share a contingent fee with a predecessor firm that was terminated before the contingency occurred. Last term, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court… Read more »
Pamela C. Brecht will speak about current events at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Section of Litigation Healthcare LA Regional Conference. Michael A. Morse will present on “Complexities of Parallel Proceeding Under the False Claims Act.”
PITTSBURGH, PA (November 2, 2015)- U.S. News & World Report names Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP a 2016 Tier 1 Metro “Best Law Firm” in four practice areas in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. These four practice areas are Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Personal Injury Litigation, and Workers’ Compensation Law. In addition to the Tier 1… Read more »
The proliferation of sleep medicine specialty services in recent years has not gone unnoticed by the federal government. As sleep specialists pursue innovation in both diagnoses and therapies, the likelihood of challenges in submitting charges for those services has increased. Data published by the government illustrates the magnitude of the charges being submitted in the… Read more »
Marc S. Raspanti will speak at the Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Institute on Managed Care Fraud Enforcement and Compliance.
DOJ made news recently with its announcement that it would be placing special emphasis in the course of investigating and prosecuting business organizations on making individuals accountable. While most observers agree it is too early to assess the full impact of the policy shift articulated in the September 9 Yates Memo, it appears that timely… Read more »