Seth M. Pavsner
“Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Most recently, Seth has played a significant role in representing End-Payer Plaintiffs in In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2724 (E.D. Pa.)—a massive, multi-district price-fixing case involving dozens of defendants, a federal criminal probe, a multi-state investigation, and a number of different private plaintiff groups—and Third-Party Payers alleging RICO violations in In re Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1871 (E.D. Pa.). Seth also represented Relators on behalf of the State of California in State of California ex. rel. Duncan, et al. v. Sutter Health, et al., Case No. RG17846895 (Super. Ct. Alameda Cnty.), a case against a California hospital organization alleging fraudulent overcharging of patients through the systemic and intentional misuse of lucrative billing codes under California’s Insurance Frauds Prevention Act. In addition, Seth represented individual shareholder plaintiffs in complex derivative securities actions such as Hughes v. Hu, et al., C.A. No. 2019-0112-JTL (Del. Ch.) and Richardson v. Clark, et al., C.A. No. 2019-1015-SG (Del. Ch.).
Education
- Boston University School of Law, J.D.; 2009
- University of Pennsylvania, magna cum laude with departmental honors; 2005
Admissions/Courts
- New York
- Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Awards + Recognitions
- SuperLawyers® New York Metro Edition Rising Stars; 2020-2022
Professional Associations
- Westchester County Bar Association, Member; Ethics Committee
- American Bar Association
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association