2024/10/23
In recent years, some recoveries from whistleblowers’ private claims (which are not shared with the government) have dwarfed the typical relator share, the portion of the government’s settlement or jury verdict paid to successful whistleblowers. The prevalence of corporations, their executives, and/or associates as whistleblowers, have increased the potential damages for conventional retaliation claims pursuant… Read more »
2024/10/16
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of two lawyers to partnership: Alexander M. Owens and Mark T. Sottile in Philadelphia, PA. “We are pleased to recognize the professional excellence of our newest partners Alexander Owens and Mark Sottile. These lawyers represent the best of the long-range future of… Read more »
2024/09/10
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is delighted to announce the opening of our newest office in Marlton, New Jersey. Pietragallo currently has ten attorneys barred in New Jersey to serve our clients throughout the Garden State, with additional attorneys in the process of becoming members of the State bar. Their practices cover several… Read more »
2024/08/15
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce that 26 lawyers have been named as 2025 The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch. In addition, Founding Partner William Pietragallo II has received “Lawyer of the Year” award for his work in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants in Pittsburgh. He was also… Read more »
2024/07/01
Partner Douglas K. Rosenblum of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP has been appointed as a Hearing Committee Member serving the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania effective July 1, 2024. This appointment is a three-year term. Mr. Rosenblum serves as the Co-Chair of the Government Enforcement, Compliance, and White Collar Litigation… Read more »
2024/06/27
The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (PPSA) took effect in 2013. It requires medical product manufacturers to disclose to the CMS payments or transfers of value made to physicians or teaching hospitals including meals, travel reimbursement, and consulting fees.1 Payments related to research are reported through a separate reporting system.2 The act also requires manufacturers and… Read more »
2024/06/25
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Josh Hill to the firm’s Philadelphia office. Mr. Hill has joined Pietragallo as a partner in the Government Enforcement, Compliance, & White Collar Litigation and the Qui Tam & False Claims Act Practice Groups. Mr. Hill focuses his practice on complex… Read more »
2024/06/06
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP has been recognized by Chambers and Partners USA in its 2024 Guide in the areas of False Claims Act (Band 2) in USA-Nationwide, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 2) in Pennsylvania, and General Commercial (Band 3) in Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds. Chambers ranks leading law firms and… Read more »
2024/06/05
Marc Stephen Raspanti will co-present “Litigation: From Seal Lift to Final Pretrial Conference –9(B), Touhy, Claims, Experts, and More” at this year’s Civil False Claims Conference held by the American Bar Association on June 5, 2024, at 11:30 am via Zoom. This panel will discuss how to effectively litigate an FCA case, whether declined or… Read more »
2024/03/05
I. Introduction Pandemics have been a catalyst for quackery.1 During the Russian Flu, considered the first modern influenza pandemic, newspaper ads plugged balsams, troches, and elixirs to fortify against the “Russian invader.”2 Doctors even promoted drinking brandy and eating oysters as the key to staving off infection.3 One dubious remedy — the carbolic smoke ball… Read more »
