H. Laddie Montague Jr. Inducted to American Antitrust Institute’s Inaugural Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame; Caitlin G. Coslett Honored for Outstanding Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer
Berger Montague is thrilled to announce that Chairman Emeritus 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.
- October 17, 2018
- Antitrust
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Government Intervenes in Medicare Fraud Lawsuit Filed by Berger Montague Against Texas Cardiovascular Center
Berger Montague is pleased to announce that the government has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit filed by shareholder Shauna Itri, along with co-counsel, against a cardiovascular center in Texas. The lawsuit alleges that the cardiologist group defrauded the government by billing Medicare for medically unnecessary services.
- October 15, 2018
- False Claims Act/Qui Tam/Whistleblower
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Firm Chair Sherrie R. Savett and Managing Shareholder Shanon J. Carson Named Best of the Bar by Philadelphia Business Journal
Berger Montague is proud to announce that Firm Chair Sherrie R. Savett and Managing Shareholder Shanon J. Carson have been named to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2018 Best of the Bar: Philadelphia’s Top Lawyers.
- October 3, 2018
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$750,000 Settlement Reached in Grant Fraud Lawsuit Against Texas A&M University Research Foundation
Berger Montague is pleased to announce that the Texas A&M University Research Foundation has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve grant fraud claims under the False Claims Act. These claims were filed more than five years ago by two Research Foundation employees who worked in the compliance area.
- September 17, 2018
- False Claims Act/Qui Tam/Whistleblower
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$4 Million Settlement Reached in Medicare Fraud Lawsuit Against Tampa Dermatologist Practice
Today the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that a settlement was reached in a qui tam whistleblower suit under the False Claims Act captioned United States of America and the State of Florida ex rel. T.A.S., M.D. v. Robert A. Norman, D.O., et al., No. 8:15-cv-1506-T-23AEP.
- August 28, 2018
- False Claims Act/Qui Tam/Whistleblower
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Berger Montague Investigating Class Action Claims Against Tesla, Inc. and Elon Musk
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) and CEO Elon Musk (“Musk”) are accused of federal securities law violations in a class action filed on behalf of purchasers or sellers of TSLA securities during the Class Period of August 7, 2018 to August 14, 2018, inclusive, which extends the class period in an earlier filed case.
- August 27, 2018
- Securities & Investor Protection
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Berger Montague Moves to Philadelphia High-Rise, Announces Firm Rebrand
After nearly 50 years at its historic brownstone on Locust Street, Berger Montague has moved its office headquarters to 1818 Market Street. The firm now occupies the building’s entire 36th floor and a portion of the 35th floor—more than 40,000 square feet in total.
- August 13, 2018
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33 Berger Montague Attorneys Named 2018 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Each year, Super Lawyers selects attorneys using peer nominations and evaluations that are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.
- July 10, 2018
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Berger Aerospace Law Collection of the Biddle Law Library Honored by the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
The Berger Law collection at Penn’s Biddle Law Library represents one of the preeminent collections of printed documents, treatises and expert commentary on aerospace law held by an academic law library of the United States.
- May 30, 2018
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Berger Montague Announces Investigation Regarding the University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center and Pacific Fertility Center That are Alleged to Have Damaged Patients’ Frozen Eggs and Embryos
Berger Montague has begun an investigation regarding the possible loss of frozen eggs and embryos at the Cleveland-area fertility clinic University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center.
- March 14, 2018
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