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On August 2, 2019, PSD lawyers Barry Pollack, Ashly Scheufele and Lauren Riddle won a motion to dismiss in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in Newton Covenant Church versus Great American Insurance Company. The Newton Covenant Church sued Great American, claiming that the insurance carrier failed to provide coverage when […]

In Carr v. New Enterprise Associates, et al., PSD represented Ken Carr, the founder of a medical technology company specializing in the use of ablation catheters for treatment of cardiac atrial fibrillation and high blood pressure. On April 4, 2019, the Delaware Court of Chancery approved a class action settlement in which PSD represented the […]

On March 18, 2019, PSD Partner Barry Pollack spoke on NBC News about the source of the tipster leading to the nationwide college admissions scam charges.

On March 19, 2019, a federal appellate court issued a decision affirming a sanctions award against opposing counsel in the full amount of $422,433. PSD Discovers Misappropriation of Documents During two related employment lawsuits in the Southern District of Florida, PSD represented a health care company, EDCare Management. In the course of discovery, it became […]

PSD represented a corporation in the District of Massachusetts accused of False Claims Act violations and retaliation under federal and state laws. The Complaint alleged that plaintiff was hired by the corporation, which was in turn allegedly compensated through Medicare, Medicaid and Mass Health. Plaintiff further alleged that assessments were not done, were done less […]

PSD represented a former employer in the District of Maryland. The former employee brought claims that the employer violated the False Claims Act, that certain officers conspired to violate the False Claims Act, and that the employer fired the employee in retaliation for her reporting wrongdoing and refusing to violate the law herself. The federal […]