In 2014, the federal government reported that government auditors had recovered only $10 million of an estimated $1.9 billion in annual improper payments in the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program. One reason for the low recovery rate? Insufficient investigative resources. But help is on the way. Conscientious employees inside the Part D program… Read more »
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Marc Stephen Raspanti, a name partner with Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP, will be recognized as the recipient of the 22nd Annual Beccaria Award for his contribution to the cause of justice and the advancement of legal education. The Justinian Society of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section will present… Read more »
Pamela Coyle Brecht will speak at the 3rd Annual Qui Tam Conference at InterContinental Century City in Los Angeles, CA. She will participate in discussions on “Medicare Part D Fraud” and “Relator’s Counsel.”
Marc Stephen Raspanti will speak on “Best Practices for Dealing with the States in False Claims Act Investigations, Litigation and Settlement,” at the Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Institute. He will be co-presenting with Candice M. Deisher, Assistant Attorney General, Virginia Attorney General’s Office. The event takes place from October 23-26, 2016 in Washington D.C.
Pamela Coyle Brecht will be a panelist at the 2016 Federal Litigation and Qui Tam Conference for the Federal Bar Association in Washington, D.C. She will participate in the Qui Tam breakout session titled, “Health Law and the False Claims Act.”
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Pamela Coyle Brecht, partner at the law firm Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP, will be a panelist at the 2016 Federal Litigation and Qui Tam Conference for the Federal Bar Association, in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Ms. Brecht will participate in the Qui Tam breakout session titled, “Health Law and… Read more »
Marc Stephen Raspanti, Doug E. Roberts, and Pamela Coyle Brecht authored “A New Era of Laboratory Fraud, Part 2: The Return of Laboratory Fraud” which was published in the HCCA’s Compliance Today October 2016 Issue. Part 1 was featured in the September 2016 Issue. Reprint permission granted. Related Information: A New Era of Laboratory Fraud, Part 2:… Read more »
Marc Stephen Raspanti will discuss attorney fees in a False Claims Act case at the Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund Conference at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC.
Marc Stephen Raspanti, Doug E. Roberts, and Pamela Coyle Brecht authored “A New Era of Laboratory Fraud, Part 1: Operation LabScam Redux” which was published in the HCCA’s Compliance Today September 2016 issue. Part 2 will be featured in the October 2016 issue. Reprint permission granted. Related Information: A New Era of Laboratory Fraud, Part 1: Operation… Read more »
On Wednesday, May 11, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) into law. The DTSA revolutionizes trade secrets practice at the federal level. Its passage will likely multiply the number of trade secrets cases litigated in federal court. We provide a few highlights: First, the DTSA allows the owners of trade secrets to… Read more »