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Healthcare Litigation

Kutak Rock’s Healthcare Litigation Group of nearly 30 attorneys protects a comprehensive list of healthcare clients—from large medical practice groups, health systems and home health providers to smaller ancillary medical suppliers, laboratories and pharmacies— in civil, criminal and administrative litigation.

The strength of our healthcare litigation team comes from decades of focused legal representation to America’s most well-known healthcare clients when they need to skillfully resolve disputes in state and federal courts, investigations, and with private and governmental adversaries. This industry knowledge provides proactive compliance and risk management counseling to mitigate, avoid or narrow exposure. Our team includes seasoned trial attorneys, former prosecutors and regulatory officials who efficiently coordinate with subject matter experts from the firm’s corporate and regulatory healthcare group to provide integrated, multifaceted representation for clients: one-stop shopping in most cases.

Our Healthcare Litigation Clients

Our team of seasoned and respected healthcare litigation attorneys regularly provides trusted legal services to:

  • National and regional hospital systems;
  • National and regional hospital systems;
  • Physicians and physician practice groups, ambulatory surgical centers and medical imaging and dialysis providers;
  • Dental professionals and dental practice groups;
  • Long-term care facilities (national, local, nonprofit and for profit);
  • Home health agencies (national, local, nonprofit and for profit);
  • Physical, occupational and speech therapy providers (national, local, nonprofit and for profit);
  • Individual medical and dental professionals;
  • Pharmacies (national, local and independent);
  • Various medical, dental and other providers regarding licensure issues;
  • Medical and Dental managed care organizations, and affiliates;
  • Medical Management Services Organizations (MSOs) and Dental Services Organizations (DSOs);
  • Medical technology and service providers; and
  • Medical device and equipment manufacturers and vendors.

Our Healthcare Litigation Services

From internal and governmental investigations to employee benefits disputes and disciplinary proceedings, we offer a spectrum of legal services, including:

  • False Claims Action litigation;
  • False Claims Act litigation;
  • Professional arrangements, including representation of medical or dental providers (and practice groups) in disputes with employees, vendors, shareholders, management companies (MSOs and DSOs), government agencies and others;
  • Practice ownership disputes;
  • Healthcare fraud and abuse, including internal and governmental investigations and litigation relating to reimbursement, Anti-Kickback, Stark, Medicare and Medicaid issues, and other state and federal civil and criminal laws;
  • Administrative actions and appeals, including facility and individual licensure disputes, bid protests and provider exclusions, suspensions and debarment;
  • Medical Staff actions, and Medical/Dental Board disputes and licensure proceedings;
  • Employment-related EEOC, NLRB and/or OSHA charges or complaints and litigation filed by medical staff;
  • Litigation, advice and counseling regarding medical staff complaints related to discrimination, harassment, leave, pay, working hours, safety, joint employment, and other matters, as well as drafting templates, forms, codes of conduct, policies, procedures and handbooks applicable to medical entities;
  • Litigation relating to enforcement of restrictive covenants applicable to medical entities and/or individual medical staff, as well as drafting, revision and advice regarding such covenants and related contractual provisions;
  • Defense of public accommodation claims from hospital facility patients or visitors;
  • Complex litigation representing hospitals and systems in commercial, securities and employee benefits litigation (including class actions);
  • Medical staff bylaws, credentialing, peer review proceedings and related litigation;
  • Investigative subpoenas, deposition defense/preparation and related motions practice; 
  • Representation of hospital and other providers in reimbursement disputes, internal administrative appeals and related litigation;
  • Direct defense of hospitals and healthcare professionals in medical negligence actions;
  • Antitrust defense litigation, related investigations statutory and common law unfair competition litigation and regulatory proceedings; and 
  • Litigation and disputes, including governmental investigations, relating to business reorganizations and financial restructuring.

 

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