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.
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 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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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 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.
NIBCO and Plaintiffs announce that they have reached a $43.5 million settlement to resolve two nationwide class action lawsuits related to NIBCO's PEX 1006 tubing that NIBCO manufactured from January 2005 through August 2012, as well as the F1807 yellow brass fittings and stainless steel clamps that were used with NIBCO's PEX 1006 tubing.
Berger Montague is thrilled to announce that Chairman Emeritus & Of Counsel H. Laddie Montague Jr. has been inducted to the American Antitrust Institute’s inaugural Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame. He is one of only two inductees. In addition, AAI honored Shareholder Caitlin G. Coslett for “Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer” for her work in In re Lidoderm Antitrust Litigation.
Like many states, Florida generally has an “at-will” employment policy, meaning that employees can be fired at any time for any reason that doesn’t violate a statutory or constitutional protection. For whistleblowers, that statutory protection comes from the Florida Whistleblower’s Act, which protects public employees, or the Florida Private Sector […]