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Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on July 15
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on July 15 in the suits below: -
Court activity on July 17: The Bank of New York Mellon Et AL vs Geraldine M. Pezzi
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity in the suit brought by The Bank of New York Mellon Et AL against Geraldine M. Pezzi, John J. Carli Jr and The United States of America Department of Justice on July 17: 'Affidavit Of Service (e Filed)'. -
Feds seek recovery costs from Philadelphia for cleanup of Clearview Landfill
PHILADELPHIA – The federal government is seeking the recovery of costs associated with the cleanup of a shuttered landfill from the city of Philadelphia. -
Case activity for The Bank of New York Mellon Et AL vs Geraldine M. Pezzi on July 15
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activities in the suit brought by The Bank of New York Mellon Et AL against Geraldine M. Pezzi, John J. Carli Jr and The United States of America Department of Justice on July 15. -
Federal government alleges Mallinckrodt ARD paid kickbacks in connection to drug
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) – The United States filed a complaint against Mallinckrodt ARD LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging that the defendant violated the False Claims Act. -
Teva sued by stockholder after 44-state conspiracy lawsuit filed
PHILADELPHIA – A Florida city's retirement plan alleges it was damaged by declining prices of shares in Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world's largest generic drug manufacturer, over a complaint was filed against it over allegations of anti-competitive conduct. -
COZEN O'CONNOR: Cozen O'Connor Promotes 27 to Membership
Cozen O'Connor is pleased to recognize 27 attorneys with the promotion to member, -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: Ceremony Honors Western Pennsylvania Victims Rights’ Advocates
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania honored seven individuals and a task force for their exceptional service to victims of crime during the annual Victim Advocate Recognition Ceremony in the Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse on Friday, April 26. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: Eastern District of Pennsylvania Hosts Roundtable Addressing Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder and The Americans With Disabilities Act
United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division hosted a roundtable for community organizations, treatment centers, and healthcare providers in order to foster discussion about the nationwide opioid crisis. -
U.S. requests federal Pennsylvania court terminate antiquated antitrust judgments
HARRISBURG - The United States took its initiative to banish legacy antitrust judgments to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on April 9, filing a memo that backed its argument. -
Rulings coming as Trump's DOJ fights Philadelphia-area lawyers it says wasted its time with baseless lawsuits
PHILADELPHIA – It’s now up to a pair of Philadelphia federal judges to decide whether the Trump Administration was right when it said private lawyers wasted more than 1,500 hours of its time with frivolous lawsuits. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Takes Part in Largest-Ever Nationwide Elder Fraud Sweep
Attorney General William P. Barr and United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history, surpassing last year’s nationwide sweep. -
City of Philadelphia sues financial institutions for 'billions' in alleged overcharging on bond interest rates
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has filed an antitrust class-action lawsuit in a New York federal court last week, charging seven prominent financial institutions with conspiracy in forcing it and other municipal borrowers to pay steep sums of interest on variable-rate bonds over an eight-year period spanning 2008 to 2016. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney’s Office For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania Collects Over $20 Million On Behalf Of U.S. Taxpayers In Fiscal Year 2018
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that the Middle District of Pennsylvania collected $20.2 million in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2018. Of this amount, $4 million was collected in criminal actions and $16 million was collected in civil actions. -
Finally, a government tired of lawyers who waste its resources
Trump's DOJ says it spent 1,500 hours reviewing lawsuits that have no chance of success -
Lanier Law Firm: U.S. doesn’t have an ‘absolute’ right to dismiss ‘meritorious’ FCA complaints
TEXARKANA – The U.S. government does not have an absolute, unreviewable right to dismiss meritorious lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act – that’s the argument Lanier Law Firm lawyers are making to keep their whistleblower complaints alive. -
Trump DOJ acts on threat to trial lawyers who sue on behalf of the government
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Justice's recent effort to toss lawsuits it says it wasted hundreds of hours investigating is emblematic of a strategy under President Donald Trump to rein in trial lawyers who are using a federal whistleblower law to seek millions of dollars. -
LEWIS BRISBOIS: Former Top DOJ Cyber Attorney enhances Capacity of Lewis Brisbois data privacy & Cybersecurity Team
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Rich Goldberg to its New York and Philadelphia offices as a partner in the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. -
Plaintiffs lawyers in Philly area representing clients that the DOJ says are wasting time filing meritless lawsuits
PHILADELPHIA – Three lawsuits in Philadelphia are part of an effort by plaintiffs lawyers and shell companies to abuse federal law while pursuing millions of dollars for whistleblowers, the U.S. Department of Justice is alleging. -
Harvard Law School sues U.S. Department of Justice over document access
ERIE — A Harvard law project is suing the United States Department of Justice, citing alleged breach of duty.