News & Events 2020

The man behind the biggest whistleblower settlement under federal anti-kickback laws to date has a fascinating story to tell. For several years, as a sales representative for Novartis, Oswald Bilotta bravely risked his career and more gathering evidence of a massive kickback scheme in which doctors were bribed for recommending prescription drugs. This exclusive NBC […]

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $678 Million to Settle Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks Involving Nine of the Company’s Drugs James E. Miller of Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, Lead Counsel for Plaintiff-Relator, Oswald Bilotta (the “Relator” or “Whistleblower”), announced today that Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“Novartis”) has agreed to settle alleged violations of the False […]

Each year, the Lawyer’s Club of San Diego hosts an in-person speed mentoring event for law students. When COVID-19 made that impossible, the Committee came up with an innovative approach. Instead of canceling altogether, they split the event into a two-part virtual series entitled “Mastering Mentoring.” The first part, “Virtual Mentoring,” took place on March […]

Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP is pleased to announce that Campbell Soup Company accepted its request to remove all images and references to Parmigiano Reggiano from the labels of its Prego line of sauces. Our legal team supported the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium in requesting that the U.S. canning industry remove the images because they were […]

Livingston v. Trane U.S. Inc., No. 2:17-cv-06480-ES-MAH (D.N.J.) A settlement has been reached on behalf of nearly 500,000 current and former owners of Trane and American Standard air conditioners manufactured with an unapproved rust inhibitor that caused many units to fail. The plaintiffs in the class action suit were represented by James C. Shah of […]

Teva Pharmaceuticals False Claims Act Case Recently Settled For $54 Million New York, N.Y. (January 30, 2020) – Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP is pleased to announce that the Honorable Colleen McMahon, Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, recently approved a whistleblower award of 29 […]

Many states have strict guidelines when it comes to classifying workers. In New Jersey, the Department of Labor has a stringent test they utilize to determine if a person is actually an independent contractor, and not an employee of the company. Moreover, the DOL will enforce serious penalties against employers who improperly classify their workers. […]

Jaclyn Reinhart of Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP is co-chair of the Lawyers Club Law Student Outreach Committee. Lawyers Club of San Diego hosts many events throughout the year to support its mission of advancing the status of women in law and society. Our next mixer will be held on January 15 at Groundswell […]