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SCOTUS Declines to Hear Argument Over FCA “Objective Falsehood”
The U.S. Supreme Court has decline to hear argument over “objective falsehood” under the False Claims Act (FCA). This has been a hot button issue in litigation that has federal courts split and
Trump’s out of office. Allegations of his admission fraud still stand
Stephen Sheller, founder of Sheller P.C., and Eric Orts, Guardsmark Professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, penned a second request to the university’s administration for a formal investigation into allegations former President Trump
Stephen Sheller Honored as The Legal’s 2020 Pennsylvania Trailblazer
2020 Pennsylvania Trailblazers brought to you by The Legal Intelligencer Watch: Deadly Drugs – Johnson & Johnson’s Risperdal
Health and Life Science Litigation in 2021
With the Biden administration taking the White House last month, the new administration has been vocal about enforcing antitrust and fraud laws, especially as it pertains to those who took advance of federal
DOJ Files Civil Suit Against Walmart, Walmart Retaliates
Last March federal prosecutors in Texas had a two-year investigation into Walmart’s questionable company policies for filling opioid prescriptions ended abruptly by Trump’s Department of Justice top officials just as prosecutors were ready
Purdue Pleads Guilty to Felonies, Plea Deal Receives Criticism
Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges for illegal marketing of the its highly addictive painkiller, OxyContin. Corporations often pay penalties and fines for wrongdoing, yet criminal charges are rare. These charges include
PA Supreme Court Upholds $70 Million Risperdal Verdict
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied Johnson & Johnson’s request to overturn the $70 million Risperdal verdict upheld by a Superior court panel of judges last year. The case, A.Y. v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals,
Appeals Court Upholds Block of Drug Pricing Transparency
A DC Circuit court upheld a federal judge’s ruling striking down the Department of Health and Human Services’ new rule requiring drug companies to disclose the price of a 30 day supply in
Pharmacies Face New Suit In Opioids Crisis
A new court filing against big American pharmacy retailers has been submitted in the multi-district litigation in Ohio Federal Court overseen by Judge Dan Polster. The complaint accuses major pharmacies, including CVS, Rite
$8 Billion Risperdal Verdict Tops Legal News in 2019
April 2020 Update: Stephen Sheller has been recognized by the American Association for Justice with AAJ’s 2019 Top Verdict Award. “Each year, American Association for Justice releases the Top Verdicts Litigation Packet, featuring