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Medicaid Fraud

Medicaid pays for approximately 20% of all healthcare expenses in the United States, over $600 billion each year. Well over 500,000 healthcare providers, ranging from hospital chains to individual doctors to ambulance helicopter pilots, receive payments from Medicaid every year. Inevitably a few of the providers will try to defraud […]

What is Whistleblowing?

The eighteenth-century philosopher, Edmund Burke, long ago cautioned that, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing.” That admonition still holds true today.  Whistleblowing involves individuals willing to come forward to stop fraud and other wrongdoing against the government (and by extension, the […]

What is a Kickback Scheme?

Quite simply, a kickback is an inducement – offering or giving something of value in exchange for getting business referrals. Although that type of behavior can be perfectly legal in some segments of the commercial world, it is not permitted when the business that is being referred is paid for […]

Berger Montague Elects Michael Dell’Angelo New Member of Firm’s Executive Committee, Elevates Shareholder Ruthanne Gordon to Chief Administrative Officer

Berger Montague is proud to announce that the firm has elected Michael Dell’Angelo as the newest member of its Executive Committee. The firm has also selected Shareholder Ruthanne Gordon to serve as its first Chief Administrative Officer.

Vermont False Claims Act

In 2015, Vermont enacted its own version of the federal False Claims Act.[1] Generally speaking, the Vermont False Claims Act is very similar to the Federal False Claims Act except that the Vermont law prohibits fraud upon the state government, while the federal law prohibits fraud upon the federal government. […]

Berger Montague Names Eric L. Cramer New Firm Chairman and Announces Next Phase of Firm’s Evolution

Berger Montague is pleased to announce that it has elected Eric L. Cramer its new firm Chair. Mr. Cramer is the fifth Chair in the firm’s illustrious 49-year history. He has been with the firm since 1995, most recently serving as co-chair of the firm’s antitrust department and on the firm’s Executive Committee.

H. Laddie Montague Jr. and Eric L. Cramer Included in Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Competition 2019

Berger Montague is proud to announce that Chairman Emeritus & Of Counsel H. Laddie Montague Jr. and Chairman Eric L. Cramer are included in Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Competition 2019.

What are Medically Unnecessary Services?

Medical necessity has implications for good, safe patient care and for reimbursement or payment decisions. Although an unnecessary treatment is not always dangerous, it could be used in place of a more appropriate treatment. It could also have side effects or risks that are not justified when the treatment is […]

In re Namenda Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation – Class Notice

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Notice to the Direct Purchaser Class (dated Dec. 14, 2018)

Berger Montague Named 2018 Elite Trial Lawyers by The National Law Journal

Berger Montague is proud to announce that the firm has been named 2018 Elite Trial Lawyers by The National Law Journal in two award categories: “Environmental Protection” for the firm’s work in Cook v. Rockwell International Corporation and “Privacy/Data Breach” for the firm’s work in Beckett v. Aetna, Inc., et al.

Plaintiffs in Pending Class Action Lawsuit Against UFC Postpone December Information Session for Proposed Class Members

The Plaintiffs and Plaintiffs’ Counsel in the pending class action lawsuit against the UFC have postponed the information session for members of the proposed class that was scheduled to take place in Las Vegas on December 5, 2018, at the law offices of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. Plaintiffs’ Counsel will provide a new date for the class member information session after December 14.

Berger Montague Named 2019 “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News and Best Lawyers

Berger Montague is pleased to announce that the firm has been named a 2019 "Best Law Firm" by U.S. News and Best Lawyers. The "Best Law Firms" rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes collecting client and lawyer evaluations, gathering peer reviews from leading attorneys in the field, and reviewing additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.