Boult Cummings Health Care Litigation attorneys handle a complete range of operational litigation, complex litigation (including class actions) and regulatory compliance matters. In every case, we focus on identifying and minimizing legal risk for our clients to avoid litigation when possible. 

Our experience includes defense of False Claims Act and qui tam actions, suits involving anti-kickback and self-referral allegations, business restructuring and operator transition disputes, actions claiming unreasonable charges associated with health care, and dispute resolution on behalf of insurers and self-funded welfare benefit plans. We also represent clients in all types of breach of contract actions and litigation arising from recruitment agreements. 

Our clients include health care systems, for-profit and nonprofit hospitals, clinics, outpatient surgery and imaging centers, physicians, physician groups, dentists, insurers, managed care organizations, laboratories and other service providers for health care entities and health care investors.

Experience:

• Provide counsel regarding actions claiming unreasonable charges associated with health care, including claims implicating tax-exempt status and quality of care litigation.
• Arbitrate and litigate post-closing adjustments on behalf of health care entity buyers and sellers.
• Handle involuntary commitment hearings and petitions for guardianship or surrogate consent.
• Provide counsel on medical staff fair hearings and dispute litigation.
• Assist with Certificate of Need adjudications.
• Represent clients in fraud and abuse investigations.
• Handle payment dispute litigation for health care providers, managed care organizations, and durable medical equipment and pharmacy companies.
• Assist with dispute resolution on behalf of insurers and self-funded welfare benefit plans concerning approval of health care, malpractice claims and contracting disputes.
• Provide counsel on HIPAA compliance and privacy litigation.
• Assist with licensure and survey appeals.
• Assist with lease disputes, purchasing bid disputes and employment disputes, including enforcement and defense of physician non-competition agreements and litigation arising from recruitment agreements.