June 10, 2019
Healthcare Fraud
Cost report fraud occurs when nursing homes, hospitals, and other healthcare providers for patient care falsely submit claims to the government for reimbursement. Medicare Part A healthcare providers that are paid under the fee-for-service based system can abuse federal government funding by: Inflating their patient care costs; Seeking reimbursement from […]
June 5, 2019
Healthcare Fraud
Medicare fraud broadly refers to any individual, company or corporation who acts intentionally to steal money from the federal government. “Phantom billing” is a specific kind of Medicare fraud, as well as the most common. Phantom billing occurs when healthcare providers submit claims for reimbursement to the government for services […]
June 4, 2019
News
Berger Montague is proud to announce that the Firm has been named a 2019 “Elite Trial Lawyers” finalist by The National Law Journal in four areas of law – Antitrust, Consumer Protection, Pharmaceutical Litigation, and Product Liability. The winners for each category will be announced at the Elite Trial Lawyers Awards Reception on July 18, 2019, at Lotte New York Palace in New York City.
June 3, 2019
News
For the 2018-2019 school year, Berger Montague sponsored southwest Philadelphia’s Tilden Middle School so students could participate in the National Liberty Museum’s Young Heroes Outreach Program (“YHOP”), a year-long civics and leadership education program for grades 4-8. The program culminated at the Young Heroes Impact Celebration on May 30, 2019 at Temple University.
June 3, 2019
False Claims Act Information
Under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), an organizational relator is a person with knowledge – typically a current or former employee – of a company involved in defrauding the federal government. The FCA incentivizes relators to come forward and report fraudulent activity by enabling the relator to claim a portion […]
May 30, 2019
News
Berger Montague is proud to announce that the Firm has been named a Tier 1 Law Firm in the Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Plaintiff division of The Legal 500 United States 2019. In addition, Chairman Eric L. Cramer and Chair Emeritus & Of Counsel H. Laddie Montague Jr. were both named “Leading Lawyers” in the Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Plaintiff category, while Shareholder Caitlin G. Coslett was named a “Next Generation Lawyer” in that category as well.
May 30, 2019
Commodities Futures Trading Fraud
What is the CFTC? The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) is an independent government agency that regulates US futures and options markets. The CFTC’s Division of Enforcement investigates violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) and other CFTC regulations, including fraud, market manipulation, disruptive trading practices, and trade practice […]
May 24, 2019
News
Berger Montague is proud to announce that Thomson Reuters has named its Chairman, Eric L. Cramer, and one of its Managing Shareholders, Shanon J. Carson, “Top 100” Super Lawyers for both Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, and that 25 of the Firm’s attorneys have been deemed 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers or Rising Stars in their respective practice areas.
May 20, 2019
SEC Fraud
Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (also known as “SOX” and the Corporate Responsibility Act of 2002) in response to high-profile financial scandals in the early 2000s involving publicly traded companies such as Tyco, WorldCom and Enron, which called into question the trustworthiness of corporate financial statements. Its goal is to […]
May 15, 2019
False Claims Act Legal News
As readers of this blog well know, the False Claims Act allows individuals who become aware of fraud committed against the federal government to bring a lawsuit on the government’s behalf. Although there are a variety of restrictions, the whistleblower (also called a relator) files the case under seal, allowing […]
May 7, 2019
News
Berger Montague is proud to announce that Law360 has named Chair Emeritus & Of Counsel H. Laddie Montague Jr. a 2019 Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar. He is one of only ten plaintiffs bar attorneys to receive this prestigious honor.
April 26, 2019
News
Berger Montague is proud to announce that the Firm’s antitrust practice group has been recognized in Chambers USA 2019 in the Antitrust – Pennsylvania category as a Band 1 law firm.