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 »
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 »
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 »
On June 1, the Supreme Court resolved a long-standing circuit split over how to judge scienter under the False Claims Act’s “knowingly” element. 2 Writing for a unanimous Court in United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc., Justice Thomas held that “[t]he FCA’s scienter element refers to [a defendant’s] knowledge and subjective beliefs—not to… Read more »
Marc Raspanti and Pamela Coyle Brecht‘s presentation “A Practitioner’s Guide to American Whistleblower Programs” is now available through World Online Lawyers With Excellent Practice (WOLEP). Mr. Raspanti and Ms. Brecht spoke to to WOLEP, an international network lawyers about the complexities of whistleblowing law, providing an overview of the five major United States whistleblower programs,… Read more »
Pietragallo partners Marc Stephen Raspanti and Pamela Coyle Brecht will be speaking at the Federal Bar Association’s South Carolina Chapter Annual Meeting on the panel “The State of False Claims Litigation in South Carolina”. The meeting will be held on November 9, 2023. South Carolina has become a significant forum for robust False Claims Act… Read more »
Join Pietragallo partners Marc Stephen Raspanti and Pamela Coyle Brecht as they present “A Practitioner’s Guide to American Whistleblower Programs” virtually to the World Online Lawyers with Excellent Practice (WOLEP) network on November 21, 2023 at 11 am EST. With a large number of United States whistleblower programs open to non-Americans, this webinar will provide… Read more »
Pietragallo partner Michael Morse will be presenting at the American Bar Association’s 21st Annual Washington Health Law Summit, on December 11-12, 2023 in Washington D.C.. Mr. Morse will be presenting “Health Care and Private Equity: Compliance, Control, and Mission Risks” alongside James Sheehan, Chief of the Charities Bureau, Office of the New York Attorney General…. Read more »
Pietragallo partner Marc Stephen Raspanti will present “American whistleblowing and how it differs from the rest of the world,” a webinar through Mackrell International on September 14, 2023 at 10:00am EST. Mackrell International is a legal network connecting attorneys across 60 countries with trusted counsel in different regions and jurisdictions. Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick &… Read more »
The entire New Jersey Legislature is up for election this year, and over 200 legislative candidates — plus scores more in down-ballot races — finally got word from the state Supreme Court as to whether they may lawfully accept bribes during their campaigns. The answer is a definitive no. In State v. O’Donnell,[1] the New Jersey… Read more »