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Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP partners Tony Bisconti and John Littrell, with a crucial assist from paralegal Garrison Giali, scored a complete defense verdict last week in a personal injury trial against NBA All-Star...
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Fortenberry & Abouammo: Neither materiality nor intended effects determine venue
As champions of the accused and haters of tyranny, we celebrate any vindication of the constitutional rights of the individual, especially when it comes from the Supreme Court. In that spirit, see Justice Kagan’s typically thoughtful opinion yesterday for a unanimous Supreme Court in Abouammo v. United States, a breeze […]
Chambers USA 2026 recognizes BKLW and partners Bernstein, Bienert, and Littrell
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is proud to announce that the firm, Whitney Z. Bernstein, Thomas H. Bienert, Jr., and John L. Littrell have been recognized in the Chambers USA 2026 guide, one of the legal profession’s most respected independent ranking publications. This year’s rankings reflect meaningful upward movement for both […]
DOJ signals stronger, faster enforcement of benefits fraud under False Claims Act
On May 27, 2026, the United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, (“DOJ”) issued a memorandum outlining concrete steps the DOJ is taking to prioritize False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement in cases involving fraud against federally funded benefits programs. The memo, “Accelerating Review and Enhancing Enforcement in Benefits Fraud Matters,” […]
In a scathing 69-page order, a Magistrate Judge found that federal prosecutors engaged in flagrant misconduct in connection with a tax evasion case against Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP’s client, a dedicated Alaskan...
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP has successfully litigated the rejection of over 95% of the senior claims asserted against bankrupt Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Inc. (“Gardens”) on behalf of its...
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas H. Bienert, Jr., Steven J. Katzman, Michael R. Williams, and James D. Riddet have been selected to the 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers® list....
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is proud to announce that two of its attorneys – Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. and James D. Riddet – have been named as “America’s Top 100®” Civil Defense Litigators and Criminal...
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is proud to announce that it has once again been recognized as a Tier 1 firm in Orange County for “Criminal Defense: White Collar” and “Litigation – Bankruptcy” by U.S. News –...
The Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal of various claims against several Medicare Advantage Organizations who a whistleblower claims submitted fraudulent health data to the federal government (“CMS”). Anita Silingo, a...
Through a negotiated settlement and a court order, whistleblower Beverly Brown has received a total relator share award of more than $78 million for her efforts in obtaining a $280 million False Claims Act settlement against...
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP recently settled all claims asserted against its client, J. Wayne Allen, in a long-running legal malpractice, fraud, and RICO case pending in the Orange County Superior Court. The...