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March 24, 2021

Class Action, Products Liability

American Honda: Court Grants Class Certification in ‘HFL Defect’ Lawsuit

On March 23, 2021, a District Judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification in an action against American Honda Motors, Inc. (“Honda”), denying Honda’s Motion to Strike Expert Testimony in the process. In 2016, Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit alleging that Honda failed to disclose a defect in the “hands free” calling system, HandsFreeLink™ (“HFL”), featured in the 2004…

March 15, 2021

International Business & Trade

Miller Shah LLP Announces Creation of New Firm

Natalie Finkelman Bennett, Jayne A. Goldstein, James E. Miller, Bruce D. Parke, Laurie Rubinow, James C. Shah, and Nathan C. Zipperian are pleased to announce the creation of Miller Shah LLP (www.millershah.com). The new firm will represent its clients and practice law from offices in Connecticut, California, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Milan, Italy, with its headquarters based in Philadelphia, PA. In addition to James E. Miller and…

July 01, 2020

Class Action, False Claims Act, FCA Qui Tam, Whistleblowers

Novartis Pays Over $642 Million to Settle FCA Allegations

On July 1, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation (“Novartis”), a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company, agreed to pay over $642 million in separate to resolve alleged violation of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733. The settlement resolves allegations that Novartis made improperly payments to Medicare patients and prescribing physicians to promote Novartis's drugs, Gilenya and Afinitor. The FCA allows private citizens (known…

January 06, 2020

Class Action, False Claims Act, FCA Qui Tam, Whistleblowers

Teva Agrees to $54 Million Settlement to Resolve FCA Whistleblower Suit

On January 6, 2020, Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed to a $54 million settlement to resolve a False Claims Act action brought against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Teva Neuroscience, Inc., and Teva Sales and Marketing, Inc. (collectively “Teva”). The settlement resolves allegations that Teva violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute by using speaker events to bribe doctors to prescribe two of its drugs, Copaxone and Azilect. The False Claims…

February 25, 2016

Employment

Former Yahoo employee asserts review process is rigged

Yahoo Faces Legal Action for Employment Practices In today's competitive business climate, companies must continually strive to recruit and retain the best and brightest. This is especially true in the tech industry which, from Amazon to Apple, has been the subject of numerous scathing news articles and employment lawsuits in recent years. The most-recent tech company to come under fire for its employment practices is Yahoo, Inc. which was recently…

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