Practice Areas & Industries: Adams and Reese LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview
The Health Care Litigation Team consists of trial attorneys with considerable experience representing the specialized needs of health care providers. Working closely with other practice teams within the firm, our attorneys represent hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, mental health providers, outpatient clinics, and other medical service providers in all manner of proceedings before courts and regulatory agencies. Our thorough knowledge of the health care industry offers clients a significant advantage in resolving, in an efficient and successful manner, all types of litigation, regulatory proceedings, or disputes involving the provision of health care services.

Services Available

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Medical malpractice and professional liability claims defense

• Contractual disputes arising in the operation and reimbursement of health care facilities

• Fraud & abuse / anti-kickback enforcement actions

• Certificate of Need and contested case proceedings

• Licensure and certification disputes

• Medicare / Medicaid reimbursement issues

• Stark II claims involving physician self-referral

• Proceedings before state health regulatory agencies

• Defense of qui tam or "whistleblower" lawsuits

• Medical staff privileges and peer review disputes, including HCQIA defenses

• HIPAA compliance and medical records privacy

• Representation of mental health facilities and providers in regulatory, licensing, and malpractice matters

Clients:
Abbott Laboratories, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Johnson & Johnson, Bausch & Lomb, CIBA-Geigy, Exxon, Shell, Mobil, Monsanto, Novartis Crop Protection, Sumitomo Chemical, El Dorado Chemical, Reichhold Chemical Company, Philip Morris