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April 18, 2018 General

Should I Be a Whistleblower and Report Government Fraud?

Why be a Whistleblower? Regardless of your political persuasion, your view about big or small government, or even your position on various government programs, everyone would agree that we need to catch and reduce the amount of fraud committed on the government.  Private citizens — whether as consumers, employees, patients […]
April 18, 2018 General

GlaxoSmithKline False Claims Act Suit to Settle for $3 Billion

Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay $3 billion in fines to settle criminal and civil violations. The qui tam portion of the civil lawsuit arose under the False Claims Act and is said to be worth over $1 billion. At issue in the civil suit were claims relating to the company’s medications, including […]
April 5, 2018 Canada News

IF A COMPANY HIDES FRAUD FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS IT IS REWARDED: WHY ARE INVESTORS BEING PUNISHED?

APRIL 5, 2018.  The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s decision that under absolutely no circumstance can an Ontario statutory claim for secondary market liability exceed three years in length.  Yes, really. In Kaynes v. BP PLC, 2018 ONCA 337, the investor alleged that BP PLC released documents […]
February 28, 2018 Canada News

FRAUDSTERS BEWARE: THE ONTARIO SECURITIES COMMISSION WILL SCRUTINIZE WHETHER THE DEFENDANT ADMITS TO ENGAGING IN WRONGFUL CONDUCT IN FOREIGN PROCEEDINGS.

On February 28, 2018, the Commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission refused to rubber-stamp a settlement from a former chairman, chief executive officer, and president of a publicly traded company, MDC Partners, Inc. The allegations against the former executive were that he improperly received over $10 million for personal expenses […]
February 27, 2018 News

Harold Berger Named to the Academic Life Committee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania

Harold Berger was named to the Academic Life Committee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania.
February 6, 2018 News

Berger Montague Attorneys Jon Lambiras and Lane Vines Present Securities Fraud Class Action CLE to Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

On February 6, 2018, Berger Montague attorneys Jon Lambiras and Lane Vines presented a 2-hour CLE to the Philadelphia chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. It was attended by approximately 60 attorneys, CPAs, and fraud investigators.
January 9, 2018 Canada News

Ontario Court certifies claim against Hycroft Mining Corporation

January 8, 2018.  The Ontario Superior Court of Justice released an order certifying a claim against Hycroft Mining Corporation (“Hycroft”) on behalf of all investors that purchased Hycroft’s pursuant to the May 9, 2013 secondary public offering. Lawyers Eli Karp and Hadi Davarinia are advancing the proceeding into discovery towards […]
January 3, 2018 News

Berger Montague Names Sherrie R. Savett the Firm’s First Chairwoman, Promotes Two Attorneys to Shareholder

Berger Montague has selected Sherrie R. Savett to serve as Chairwoman of the firm in 2018. Ms. Savett is the first woman to hold the chair position in Berger Montague’s 48-year history. The firm also promoted two attorneys, Ellen T. Noteware and Caitlin G. Coslett, to shareholder status.
January 3, 2018 News

$125 Million Settlement Reached in Drywall Price-Fixing Lawsuit

Berger Montague is pleased to announce that on December 29, 2017, affiliates of American Gypsum Co., National Gypsum Co., and PABCO Building Products LLC agreed to pay a class of drywall direct purchasers $125 million to settle price-fixing allegations. This latest settlement brings the total amount of settlements for the class to $190.7 million.
December 13, 2017 General

Whistleblowing in Nursing

Nurses have long been a crucial part of the healthcare system, and they can be just as crucial when it comes to reporting fraud within that system. As insiders and observers of many healthcare procedures and billing practices, nurses have much-needed visibility into wrongdoing being committed by hospitals, physician-practice groups, […]
November 10, 2017 General

Florida False Claims Act

In 1994, the Florida Legislature adopted the Florida False Claims Act (“Florida FCA”),[1] which, generally speaking, “authorizes a private person or the State to initiate a civil action against a person or company who knowingly presents a false claim to the State for payment.”[2] Like the federal False Claims Act, […]
October 30, 2017 General

What is Medi-Cal Fraud?

Medi-Cal is the name of the State of California’s Medicaid program, as well as certain state healthcare programs. Medi-Cal is administered by the California Department of Health Services and accounts for more than $40 billion in annual expenditures – nearly one-quarter of the state’s entire budget. Medi-Cal provides health coverage […]