In one of the most anticipated IPOs in history, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) shares hit the market on Friday, May 18, 2012. What first appeared to be sweet success for the multi-billion dollar company quickly turned sour, as the share price rose from $38 to $42.05, then fell to $28.84 at the close of the market… Read more »
Joseph D. Mancano will participate on the panel, “Plea Bargains” at the Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in St. Petersburg, FL on May 25, 2012. Related Information: Program Brochure and Information
Marc S. Raspanti will participate on the panel “Litigating the Healthcare Qui Tam” hosted by the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Federal Court Section. Mr. Raspanti will be presenting Healthcare Qui Tams from the Relator’s Perspective. Date: Thursday, May 24, 2012 Time: 03:00 PM till 05:00 PM Location: US Post Office and Courthouse, Jury Selection Room Related Information:… Read more »
Joseph D. Mancano will present “Establishing and Managing an In-House Investigative Function” on May 16, 2012 in San Francisco, CA. Program Description: Establishing and managing an in-house investigative function while meeting today’s heightened regulatory compliance expectations is a challenge for any company. This panel, comprised of some of our profession’s foremost thought leaders in the area… Read more »
Marc S. Raspanti will participate on the panel, “Mediation of False Claims Act Cases” on May 9-11, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. This program is perfect for health care attorneys, compliance professionals, regulators, prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys and qui tam relators’ counsel. Discuss current legal and ethical issues that arise in the health care fraud practice Learn about… Read more »
The America Invents Act, which was signed into law on Sept. 16, 2011, made the most significant changes to United States patent law in decades. For example, on March 16, 2013, the AIA will transform the U.S. patent system from a “first-to-invent” system to a “first-inventor-to-file” system, in which the first inventor to file a… Read more »
On April 4, 2012 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Henry Benton, a former employee of a company engaged in the construction of a portion of the Marcellus Shale pipeline, pleaded guilty to a one count felony Information charging him with knowingly engaging in an excavation activity resulting in… Read more »
Many employers routinely include arbitration provisions in their employment contracts or employee handbooks. Should your organization have one? If so, how can its provisions be made enforceable? It will only be enforceable if the language is carefully and appropriately drafted. In Quilloin v. Tenet Healthsystem Philadelphia, Inc., the Third Circuit continued to clarify the circumstances under… Read more »
Articles contained in this issue of the CLE: Procedural Roadblocks that Can Derail Arbitration of a Construction Dispute Undocumented Employees and Work Related Injuries W Va Supreme Court Affirms Workers’ Comp Immunity for Employer of Temp Ignorance is not Necessarily Bliss Architects and Engineers Professional Liability: Redesigning the Standard of Care Green Risk Insurance Coverage… Read more »
On March 20, 2012, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held that a method for optimizing therapeutic efficacy merely recites a law of nature and, thus, is not patentable. In Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. (U.S., Case No. 10-1150, slip op.), a case of particular interest to the medical diagnostics community, the Court upheld… Read more »