The Supreme Court recently granted review of a case that should be of great interest to all physicians. In Mitchell v. Shikora, the Supreme Court agreed to decide the issue of whether, and to what extent, evidence of general “risks...
From Amazon Prime to the local gym, everyone is familiar with the membership business model. Customers pay a regular fee and receive membership benefits in exchange. As with a service like Netflix, the benefits may include access to all products...
5-22-18, Law Weekly / Legal Intelligencer article by Lamb McErlane PC partner Lawrence (Skip) Persick. On May 4, 2018, Governor Wolf signed Act 21 of 2018 into law. Known as SB 844, this Act amends two sections of the Pennsylvania...
5-1-18 Legal Intelligencer article by Lamb McErlane PC partner Vasilios (“Bill”) J. Kalogredis & associate Andrew Stein. On February 16, 2018, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Complaint intervening in a qui tam action that two former employees...
Lamb McErlane PC partner James “Jim” Sargent was quoted in this Law.com/Legal Intelligencer article in regards to King’s Bench power. “It’s a unique power. It’s very discretionary,” Lamb McErlane appellate attorney James Sargent said. “The justices have always been very...
4/6/18 Legal Intelligencer article by Lamb McErlane PC attorneys Vasilios (“Bill”) J. Kalogredis & Katherine E. LaDow*. The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued two internal memoranda in January of 2018 which relate to the agency’s role in actions brought under the False...
March 2, 2018 Legal Intelligencer Article by Lamb McErlane partner Vasilios (“Bill”) J. Kalogredis & associate Katherine E. LaDow*. On December 19, 2017 a group of New York physicians filed a verified complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of...
As a result of its decision in July, 2017 in the case of Commonwealth v. Muniz, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court declared that retroactive application of Pennsylvania’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”) violated the ex post facto provisions...
January 30, 2018, Legal Intelligencer article by Lamb McErlane PC partner Vasilios (“Bill”) J. Kalogredis & associate Katherine E. LaDow*. On December 11, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Colombia held that medical labs do not have...
1-5-18 – Legal Intelligencer Article by Vasilios (“Bill”) J. Kalogredis & Katherine E. LaDow* The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is proposing to update coverage decisions for implantable cardioverter defibrillators (“ICDs”). CMS recently issued a Proposed Decision Memo for...
Legal Intelligencer article by Lamb McErlane PC partner Vasilios J. Kalogredis and associate Rachel E. Lusk.* Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FCA Suit against Genentech Based on Escobar’s Heightened Materiality Standard. On May 1, 2017, the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal...
11-8-17 Legal Intelligencer Article by Vasilios (“Bill”) J. Kalogredis & Katherine E. LaDow* On August 15, 2017 the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed grant of summary judgment by the District Court for the Western District of Arkansas to Johnson Regional...