Smart Insurance Company v. Benecard Services, Inc.

  1. December 15, 2016

    New Info Gets DLA Piper Attys Out Of Sanctions, Contempt

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday vacated her decision to sanction and hold in contempt a DLA Piper attorney and former attorney in a prescription drug plan lawsuit for lying during testimony about telling a potential witness to not speak to opposing counsel, saying four declarations by other witnesses swayed her decision.

  2. October 14, 2016

    DLA Piper Attys Win New Depo In Insurer's Sanctions Bid

    Two attorneys associated with DLA Piper facing sanctions over improper witness directives will have the opportunity to participate in another deposition of the witness at issue, a former employee of Benecard Services Inc., which was defending a now-settled insurer suit over a Medicare prescription drug plan.

  3. August 23, 2016

    DLA Piper Attys Say Insurer's Sanctions Bid Distorts Record

    Counsel for a DLA Piper partner and a former attorney with the firm urged a New York federal judge to reject arguments by Smart Insurance Co. aiming to uphold sanctions over the attorney's' improper witness directives, arguing the insurer's letter was misleading and filed out of turn.

  4. August 19, 2016

    Insurance Co. Fights Sanctioned DLA Atty Testimony Request

    There is no need to further question a potential witness whose testimony in a prescription drug plan suit triggered the determination that DLA Piper attorneys lied about telling him not to speak to opposing counsel, an insurance company contended Thursday, saying the lawyers' arguments challenging the resulting sanctions have no weight.

  5. August 17, 2016

    Sanctioned DLA Piper Atty Raises Doubts On Key Testimony

    Proskauer Rose LLP attorneys representing a DLA Piper partner, who was found in contempt and sanctioned for lying in sworn testimony about telling a potential witness in a prescription drug plan suit not to speak to opposing counsel, expressed doubts about the witness's credibility Wednesday, urging a New York federal judge to allow further examination.

  6. July 28, 2016

    DLA Piper Atty Wants Sanction, Contempt Order Lifted

    A DLA Piper lawyer who was found in contempt and sanctioned for lying in sworn testimony connected to witness preparation for a prescription drug plan suit asked a federal judge on Wednesday to lift the order, saying he didn't receive adequate notice of the threat.

  7. June 29, 2016

    DLA Piper Attys Lied Under Oath About Witness Calls: Judge

    Two DLA Piper lawyers lied in sworn testimony about telling a potential witness in a prescription drug plan suit to not speak to opposing counsel, a New York federal judge said in a Wednesday order.