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.
- January 3, 2019
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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.
- December 10, 2018
- Environment & Public Health
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Covidien LP Agrees to Settle Medicare Fraud Lawsuit for $13 Million
Berger Montague is pleased to announce that Covidien LP agreed to pay $13 million to resolve a False Claims Act lawsuit filed by Shareholder Shauna Itri on behalf of her client in November 2015. The lawsuit alleges that the Defendant used a post-market registry to pay kickbacks to hospitals and institutions to induce them to use the Defendant’s medical device.
- December 5, 2018
- False Claims Act/Qui Tam/Whistleblower
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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.
- November 9, 2018
- Antitrust
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$43.5 Million Class Action Settlement Announced Regarding Certain NIBCO PEX 1006 Tubing, F1807 Fittings, and Stainless Steel Clamps
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.
- October 29, 2018
- Defective Products
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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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