Our attorneys and cases have appeared in numerous newspapers, media publications and educational programs. Here are some of them:
In the News
2018
Lawsuit alleges’ agonizing and lonely deaths’ in Barclay Friends fire – The Inquirer, June 15, 2018
Faulty Sprinklers Let Pa. Nursing Home Burn Down, Suit Says – Law 360, June 14, 2018
The fatal Barclay Friends fire: No water and a faulty alarm, lawyers say – The Inquirer, April 2, 2018
2017
Keg & Kitchen wage dispute nears end – Courier-Post, August 14, 2017
Amtrak Company Manager says Company Violated FELA – Penn Record, August 2, 2017
What Will Happen if One of These Crazy Stage Dives Goes Wrong? – Pigeons & Planes, June 15, 2017
Top 50 Verdicts in Pennsylvania in 2016 – Top Verdicts, June 5, 2016
Tax Enforcement Needs Qui Tam Lawsuits – Procedurally Taxing, May 2, 2017
SEC Reboots Employment Agreements via Whistleblower Protections – Compliance & Enforcement, April 20, 2017
Pfizer Fails Second Bid to Escape Whistleblower Suit – Legal Intelligencer, April 14, 2017
Novartis loses battle with the fed over documents for 80,000 ‘sham’ events, Pharmalot, March 30, 2017
A misguided view of whistleblower laws, Penn Record, March 29, 2017
The SEC’s Enforcement Actions on Anti-Whistleblower Employment Agreements Explored, The Knowledge Group, March 9, 2017
The IRS Pays Whistleblowers to Turn in Tax-Evaders, Yahoo Finance, February 24, 2017
Eric Young on the New Auto Safety Whistleblower Bounty Law, Corporate Crime Reporter, January 17, 2017
Whistle-blower Guidance Highlighted in IESBA Ethics Code, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Winter 2017
Preserving Human Agency in Automated Compliance, Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law, December 1, 2016
Suit claims Keg n Kitchen cheated employees, Cherry Hill Courier-Post, November 16, 2016
4 more Hoboken train crash victims plan to sue NJ Transit – NJ.com, October 18, 2016
Public Comment on Proposed Changes to CFTC Whistleblower Rules – CFTC.gov, September 29, 2016
60 Minutes Investigates Medical Gear Sold During Ebola Crisis – CBS News, May 1, 2016
How Home Health Agencies Can Stay Off the Fraud Radar – Home Health Care News, July 13, 2016
Salix Settles for $54M whistleblower suit for allegedly paying off doctors – Philadelphia Inquirer, June 11, 2016
Details of kickbacks and fraud emerge in Valeant’s Salix unit Settlement – Triangle Business Journal, June 10, 2016
FCA Penalties Set to Double, Raising Fears of Excessive Fines – Law360, May 3, 2016
U.S. Seeks Records of 80,000 ‘Sham’ Events for Doctors, Bloomberg – March 26, 2016
Birth Control Device Cases Against Bayer Pared Down, The Legal Intelligencer – March 23, 2016
Judge dismisses most counts in Essure lawsuit, rules case can go forward on 2 remaining count, WXYZ Detroit – March 23, 2016
Pfizer Can’t Escape Narrowed Off-Label Marketing FCA Suit, Law360 – March 2, 2016 (subscription required)
Judge OKs $320K settlement of wage underpayment lawsuit against local firm, Penn Record – February 12, 2016
Train Passenger Alleges Negligence in Violent Amtrak Crash, The Pennsylvania Record – February 8, 2016
TAS Calls for Earlier Start for Whistleblower Proceedings, Tax Analysts – January 7, 2016
2015
More FCPA whistleblower tips in 2015, but fewer tips overall from abroad, FCPA Blog, November 18, 2015
UK Whistleblower Exposes Attempt to Deceive US Military, Offshore Alert – November 4, 2015
VW reinforces need for auto whistleblower law, The Hill, September 29, 2015
Blowing the Whistle on Tax Cheats, Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2015
Man Hit by Train Gains Access to Accident Video – Legal Intelligencer – June 19, 2015
CFTC’s Financial Market Reform in 2015: Boon or Bane?, The Knowledge Group, May 15, 2015
U.S. Railroads Must Adopt ‘Train Control’ Now – The Philadelphia Inquirer – May 14, 2015
Valuing Damages in Amtrak Crash Made Trickier By $200M Cap – The Legal Intelligencer – May 14, 2015
SEC fines KBR Over Anti-Whistleblowers Rules, Think Advisor, April 1, 2015
Kirkland woman claims she caught ‘superbug’ at Harborview from tainted scope – Seattle Times – March 26, 2015
Olympus America Hit With ‘Superbug’ Exposure Suit – Law360 – March 20, 2015
SEC urges court to hold that anti-retaliation protection extends to internal whistleblowers, IAWatch, January 15, 2015
2014
Start Snitching: Senate Whistleblower Bill Would Reward Automaker Employee Tips on Safety Violations, Car and Driver Blog, December 1, 2014
Number of Indians turning whistle-blowers in US on the rise, The Economic Times, November 21, 2014
More Plaintiff’s Attorneys Looking to Handle Whistleblower Cases, Max Mitchell, The Legal Intelligencer, October 21, 2014
More Small and Midsize Firms Might Be Merging, Max Mitchell, The Legal Intelligencer, October 13, 2014
‘Sham’ Programs? Novartis Must Face a Kickback Lawsuit Filed by the Feds, Ed Silverman, Wall Street Journal Pharmalot, October 1, 2014
Novartis ordered to face U.S. lawsuit over doctor kickbacks, Jonathan Stempel, Reuters, September 30, 2014
IRS Releases Whistleblower Final Regs, Andrew Velarde, Tax Analysts Tax Notes Today, August 8, 2014
Enhanced Protection Against Retaliation Necessary for Whistleblowers – Forbes, August 4, 2014
Roundtable Favors Changes to Ethics Code for Accountants to Allow Reporting of Illegal Acts – Accounting Today, July 10, 2014
3 Largest Whistle-Blower Payments in False Claims Act Cases in 2014 – Becker’s Hospital Review – May 20, 2014
AMCHAM India – May 2014
2013
A course correction for IRS whistleblower program – The Hill – March 12, 2013
Elizabeth Warren gives green light to whistleblowers – The Hill February 27, 2013
Whistleblowers Crucial for White’s Success as SEC Chief – Delaware Business Court Insider, February 27, 2013 (paywall)
National Security and Whistleblowing Go Hand-In-Hand In Addressing Terror Financing – Homeland Security Today – February 22, 2013
2012
Final Approval to Sunoco Overtime Settlement – Courthouse News, July 5, 2012
POGO Joins in Urging Congress to Fund Whistleblower Protection Programs – June 11, 2012
More whistleblowers reporting suspected tax fraud to the IRS – New England In-House – May 2, 2012
2011
IRS Stingy With Whistleblower Payouts, Slow to Follow Up on Tips – Bloomberg, October 4, 2011
IRS Whistleblower Program Faulted – The Wall Street Journal – September 10, 2011
How to Turn In a Tax Cheat – Marketwatch, September 6, 2011
Taxes: How To Turn In Your Neighbor to the IRS – The Wall Street Journal – September 3, 2011
Smithfield Settles With 1,500 Workers Over Donning, Doffing – Law360, July 19, 2011
IRS red tape, old guard slow whistleblowing on corporate tax cheats – The Center for Public Integrity June 22, 2011
$4.5M whistleblower award for CPA – Accounting Today, May 1, 2011
First payment made to an IRS whistleblower – CPA Magazine April 12, 2011
Whistleblower given $4.5m award by IRS – Boston Globe, April 9, 2011
IRS Awards $4.5M to Whistleblower – Fox News, April 08, 2011
Accountant Wins Tax Whistleblower Award, Counsel Says – Compliance Week, April 08, 2011
Cargill Workers Score Deal in Don, Doff Actions – Law360, Jan. 28, 2011
Prior to 2011
Best Buy settles wage action over security checks – Law360, October 11, 2010
MCARE Must Pay Delay Damages, Interest on Jury Award, Not Later Settlement – The Legal Intelligencer – April 9, 2009
Grand Jury: Hurt Police Were Cheated – Philadelphia Inquirer – February 27, 2009
Lawdragon – January / February 2007
McEldrew’s Reserve an Asset as Trial Lawyers Face Fights – The Legal Intelligencer, June 29, 2004