https://www.fraudwhistleblowersblog.com/ Member States of the European Union, over the last several years, have passed a series of so-called “Whistleblower Laws.” These laws are being implemented allegedly to bolster anti-corruption efforts throughout Europe. While corruption is no stranger to either side of the Atlantic, the European Union would advance their fraud fighting efforts exponentially by taking… Read more »
Marc S. Raspanti and Pamela Coyle Brecht will be speaking at the Compliance and Healthcare Conference in Paris, France on May 16-17, 2019. Mr. Raspanti and Ms. Brecht will be speaking on the topic of Health Care Fraud, Waste and Abuse Enforcement – American Style. The Conference is being held by The Institute of Risk & Compliance. To… Read more »
PITTSBURGH and PHILADELPHIA, PA (May 10, 2019) – Twenty Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP attorneys were named to the 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list, including founding partner William Pietragallo, II. These designations are awarded to lawyers who received the highest point totals in the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers2019 nomination, research, and review process, an honor reserved… Members of the Firm attend Pittsburgh’s Spring Hat Luncheon
Members of the Firm were delighted to attend the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s 21st Annual Spring Hat Luncheon on Sautrday May, 4th. The Luncheon raised more than $550,000 to benefit Pittsburgh’s green spaces. This was the first Spring Hat Luncheon in Allegheny Commons Park, Pittsburgh’s oldest park. The Pittsburgh Parks Conversancy, in partnership with the Allegheny… Read more »
Roughly three out of four large U.S. employers utilize exit interviews, which are considered a low-risk, low-cost way to acquire valuable information. However, companies who approach exit interviews with an “auto-pilot” mentality may expose themselves to increased employment liability if they do not think strategically about how and why they conduct such interviews. Conversely, a… Read more »
Charlotte, N.C. (April 24, 2019) – Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA), an emergency medicine physician practice based in Charlotte, N.C., along with individual physicians Thomas L. Mason, M.D., and Steven G. Folstad, M.D., have filed an Amended Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina alleging Health Management Associates, LLC… Read more »
The Government Enforcement, Compliance, and White Collar Criminal Defense Group, with the Allegheny County Bar Association, will host an important seminar for many executives – A Corruption Overview: It’s Not Always Cash in a Bag. For more information about this event, please be sure to check out our EVENTS section.
Articles in This Issue: The Current Landscape of Personal Jurisdiction in Pennsylvania Risk Management Solutions for Construction Project Owners & Developers, Part 1 NLRB Issues Employer-Friendly Decisions Limiting Protections for Employee Complaints and Broadening the Definition of an Independent Contractor The Road to the Future Superior Court Holds Notice of Mechanics’ Lien may be Served… Read more »
Pietragallo Gordon Alfonso Bosick & Raspanti LLP is excited to announce Michael Morse will be participating in a panel discussion at the Health Care Compliance Association’s 23rd Annual Compliance Institute in Boston on April 7. Mr. Morse will be discussing False Claims Act fundamentals and the panel will review recent court interpretations since the Supreme… Read more »
An attorney is outside counsel to a midsized, closely held corporation. The attorney reports to a group of officers and directors. The client was just served at corporate headquarters with a grand jury subpoena in connection with a yet unknown fraud investigation. Although the client has been reliable and solvent for many years, the president… Read more »