The perils of substituting relators in the midst of a qui tam were the highlight of this week’s decision by the Delaware Supreme Court on certification from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. Sanofi-Aventis United States Llc, No. 256, 2019, 2020 Del. LEXIS 97 (Mar. 17, 2020), on certification from In re: Plavix Marketing,… Read more »
The Pennsylvania Bar Institute will be holding it’s next Cyberlaw Update program on April 27, 2020 in Pittsburgh. During this program, attendees will discuss: experiences with new state and EU regulations on privacy, current security dangers and data breach responses, the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud and other technologies in business, electronic communication and… Read more »
Nationally-recognized qui tam attorney, Marc S. Raspanti, will be speaking at the Federal Bar Association’s 2020 Qui Tam Conference in Washington, DC on Thursday, February 27, 2020. This two-day conference will feature experienced FCA litigators from a variety of perspectives who will dive into advanced topics and discuss emerging trends and key developments pertaining to… Read more »
Ms. Pamela Coyle Brecht will present, with David Glusman of Marcum, “Forensic Accounting and Anti-Kickback Implications in Healthcare Transactions” in January. You can attend this event in person or stream it live from your desktop. During this presentation, attendees will: • Learn about the issues in healthcare that can give rise to claims of fraud… Read more »
U.S. News & World Report recognizes Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP as a 2020 Tier 1 Metro “Best Law Firm” in six practice areas in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. These six practice areas are: Commercial Litigation (PGH & PHL) Bet-the-Company Litigation (PGH) Health Care Law (PHL) Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (PGH) Personal Injury Litigation… Read more »
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP Partner Pamela Coyle Brecht will be presenting at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s (“PBI”) Health Law Institute on March 11-12, 2020. Ms. Brecht’s session topic is, “The False Claims Act Update.” The PBI notes that the Health Law Institute is, “The event of the year for every health law… Read more »
What Happened: As federal payors move away, with increasing speed, from fee-for-service payments toward value-based payment reforms, CMS and HHS-OIG released, on October 9, 2019, proposed Stark Law Exceptions and Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors to better permit health care providers to engage in coordinated care reimbursed by these value-based payments. The proposed Rules remove “potential… Read more »
Pamela Coyle Brecht will be presenting at the Health Care Compliance Association’s 24th Annual Compliance Institute in Nashville, Tennessee on March 30, 2020. The title of Ms. Brecht’s presentation is, “Healthcare Private Equity, Moving Into the Government’s Crosshairs.” Private equity (PE), through mergers and acquisitions, has moved into the healthcare space in a very big… Read more »
Best Lawyers® has named seven Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP lawyers in its newly released The Best Lawyers in America 2020 guide. The rankings are based entirely on peer-review content, designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers on the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same practice area and region. The… Read more »
On October 23, 2019, Pietragallo Partner Michael A. Morse, in association with the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) will lead a webinar titled, “Supreme Court Delivers Important Victory for qui tam Whistleblowers.” During this webinar, attendees will: Learn about the Supreme Court’s latest FCA decision, which delivered two important victories for whistleblowers Discuss the Supreme… Read more »