2019/10/03
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (USAO E.D. Pa.) announced today that Dr. Glenn Kline, DO, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based general surgeon, together with his company, Community Surgical Associates, will pay $4.25 million, with interest, plus the whistleblowers’ attorney’s fees, to settle a longstanding Qui Tam lawsuit filed under the federal… Read more »
2020/03/30
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 »
2019/10/23
Join Pietragallo Partner Michael A. Morse for a web conference on Wednesday, October 23 at 1:00 pm EST. Hosted by the Health Care Compliance Association, Mr. Morse will discuss: The Supreme Court’s latest FCA decision, which delivered two important victories for whistleblowers The Supreme Court’s active interest in the shaping False Claims Act litigation How… Read more »
2019/09/25
Yesterday, the Third Circuit affirmed a doctor’s conviction for accepting bribes in exchange for referrals to New Jersey based lab Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services (BLS). U.S. v. Thomas V. Savino, No. 18-2223 (3d Cir. 2019). Doctor Thomas Savino allowed BLS to set up a blood drawing station in his solo medical practice in Staten Island, New… Read more »
2019/09/27
On September 18, 2019, the Department of Justice announced a $21.35 million settlement with compounding pharmacy Patient Care America, PCA executives Patrick Smith and Matthew Smith, and, most notably, the pharmacy’s private equity backer, Riordan, Lewis & Haden Inc. The private equity firm and the pharmacy will fund substantially all of the settlement ($21.036 million). … Read more »
2019/09/19
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce that Pamela Coyle Brecht, the Chair of the Firm’s Qui Tam Practice Group, has been selected by the Philadelphia Business Journal as a Recipient of the 2019 Best of the Bar Awards. The awards identify Philadelphia’s top lawyers across nine categories, including white-collar defense… Read more »
2019/09/13
The Third Circuit ruled on September 12, 2019 that a relator is not automatically guaranteed a hearing when the government moves to dismiss a whistleblower action – they need to ask for one. In United States ex rel., Chang v. Children’s Advocacy Center of Delaware, No. 18-2311, at 3 (3rd Cir. Sept. 12, 2019), the… Read more »
2020/01/27
Pamela Coyle Brecht has been invited to speak at this winter’s ACI’s False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement program, taking place on January 27-28th at the Park Lane Hotel in NYC. This advanced forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement is designed to provide up-to-date guidance and analysis from the most respected false claims… Read more »
2019/10/23
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 »
2019/08/01
On May 13, 2019 the Supreme Court of the United States, in a unanimous decision, delivered an important victory for qui tam whistleblowers in United States ex rel. Hunt v. Cochise Consultancy, Inc., (Hunt).[1] The decision, authored by Justice Clarence Thomas, held that private qui tam whistleblowers are entitled to the extended statute of limitations period in… Read more »
