Law360, Philadelphia (March 20, 2017, 7:13 PM EDT) — Pennsylvania’s highest court has been urged to bar Barrack Rodos & Bacine from using state legal ethics rules to get out from under an oral fee-sharing…
It is difficult to think about fraud and mismanagement on the part of the professionals we entrust to take care of our loved ones after they’ve passed away, but it is an unfortunate fact of…
It’s not news to anybody that Catholic churches all over America are facing financial hardships, and that is certainly true of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Over the last few years, schools have closed and churches…
New Jersey is one among many states across the country that have enacted what are known as whistleblower laws. These laws provide protections for workers who report unlawful practices being pursued by their employers, as…
White collar crimes are considered to be a variety of different types of fraud perpetrated by business – and sometimes government – professionals. They are distinguished from other types of crime by the fact that…
Whistleblower laws were created to encourage citizens who are aware of fraud to step up and report it. These laws not only protect those who come forward, but also make it possible for them to…
In the United States, crimes are broken down into different categories based upon how serious they are and what the mandated penalties are for those crimes. The different classifications are infractions or violations, misdemeanors, and…
Whistleblower laws were first introduced during the time of the Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln introduced the idea as a way to encourage citizens to report theft and fraud being committed against the government…
When we hear the term malpractice, we generally think of physicians and healthcare practitioners – we envision surgical tools left inside of patients or pharmacies dispensing the wrong medication. But malpractice can occur in nearly…
Max Mitchell, The Legal Intelligencer Gallagher v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia $508,000 Verdict A teacher accused of providing her students the answers for a standardized test has won $508,000 against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. According to…