September 3, 2019
False Claims Act Information
The Oklahoma Medicaid False Claims Act (“Oklahoma Medicaid FCA”) provides severe penalties for individuals who submit false claims to SoonerCare (Oklahoma’s Medicaid program). It also provides powerful incentives and protections for private individuals with knowledge of Medicaid fraud to pursue claims on the State’s behalf. The Oklahoma Legislature adopted the […]
August 28, 2019
False Claims Act Legal News
The Public Disclosure Bar in False Claims Act Cases A provision of the False Claims Act commonly referred to as the Public Disclosure Bar stops relators from pursuing actions on behalf of the government if the “transactions and allegations” of fraud have been publicly disclosed through various sources listed in […]
August 21, 2019
False Claims Act Legal News
On August 5, 2019, the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois issued a rare ruling granting partial summary judgment for plaintiff-relators in a False Claims Act case. United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc. et al., No. 11-3290, 2019 WL 3558483 (C.D.Ill. Aug. 5, 2019). […]
August 19, 2019
News
The law firms of Berger Montague PC, Sauder Schelkopf, and Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman announce that a nationwide class action lawsuit has been filed against the medical device manufacturer Allergan to protect women with Allergan’s textured breast implants from the increased risk of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), which has now been associated with Allergan’s BIOCELL textured breast implants.
August 15, 2019
News
Berger Montague is proud to announce that eight of the Firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers in “The Best Lawyers in America 2020 Edition.” According to Best Lawyers’ press release, lawyers named to this year’s publication were recognized by their peers in the legal industry for their professional excellence in 146 practice areas.
August 6, 2019
News
Berger Montague is investigating alleged wrongdoing and potential fraud at GPB Capital Holdings, LLC (“GPB Capital”) and its limited partnership funds, as well as David Gentile, its founder and Chief Executive Officer; and Michael Cohn, its Chief Compliance Officer.
August 6, 2019
False Claims Act Legal News
If one reads between the lines of a May 7, 2019 opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (covering Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi), it appears that the court comes to the seemingly unremarkable conclusion that Medicare would not intentionally pay for hospice care for patients who […]
August 1, 2019
SEC Fraud
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA” or “the Act”) (15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq.) is a 1977 federal statute passed to enhance financial transparency among American companies. The FCPA was passed in response to investigations conducted by the Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in the early 1970’s that found […]
July 25, 2019
News
Berger Montague is proud to announce that the Firm has been named 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers by The National Law Journal in two award categories: “Antitrust” and “Pharmaceutical Litigation.” In addition, Firm Chairman Eric L. Cramer received the 2019 Keith Givens Visionary Award.
July 8, 2019
News
Berger Montague is proud to announce that Thomson Reuters has named Managing Shareholder E. Michelle Drake a 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyer. In addition, Associate John Albanese and Senior Counsel Hans Lodge have been named 2019 Minnesota Rising Stars.
June 19, 2019
False Claims Act Legal News
In U.S. ex rel. CIMZNHCA v. UCB, Inc., 2019 WL 1598109 (S.D. Ill. Apr. 15, 2019), the court denied the Government’s motion to dismiss a facially valid case alleging illegal kickbacks. The relator is a limited liability holding company of an entity called the National Health Care Analysis Group, which […]
June 17, 2019
False Claims Act Legal News
The Department of Justice, with the Office of the United States Attorney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, recently joined a lawsuit filed by private whistleblowers against Mallinckrodt ARD LLC, a drug manufacturer. The Government’s complaint was filed on June 4, 2019, although the case had initially been filed in […]