Choosing a Healthcare Litigation Attorney - Oberheiden, P.C. (2023)

Health Law, Health Litigation, Litigation

Disputes between doctors or medical companies should be handled with caution. There are many examples where inexperienced attorneys turned a civil dispute into a criminal investigation by the US Attorney's Office. Don't let this happen to you. When you find yourself in the unfortunate position of having to defend your practice and reputation, you don't want to experiment and risk chaos. Common healthcare litigation such as B. partnership disputes between physicians, former employees suing or threatening to sue a medical company, unsubstantiated allegations of bribery violations, defamation, theft of trade secrets and treatment records, qui-tam and whistleblower lawsuits seeking to expose or defend Medicare fraud are handled by experienced attorneys with a proven track record.

About Us

Oberheiden, PC, is a team of former Department of Justice District Attorneys, former Assistant U.S. Attorneys, and Special Assistantshealth fraudInvestigations, former prosecutors and experienced litigators. We offer customers adedicated focuscombining expertise in healthcare law and proven results in litigation. We act in civil and criminal cases in the health area.

How many health-related issues have you dealt with?

Oberheiden, PC:over 2,000 editions together

How many lawsuits have you fought?

Oberheiden, PC:around 800 essays

Who takes care of my case?

Oberheiden, PC:no paralegals, no junior attorneys, only senior attorneys.

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Hiring a Lawyer

You have to look it up.If you believe you have a cause of action against another party or have been sued and the case affects the healthcare industry in any way, you should hire an attorney who has the necessary experience and skills.

As, you need to find an experienced attorney who has the experience and skills in the courtroom and can confidently take your case through petitions, investigations, pretrial motions, and finally through hearing before a jury or judge.Do, you need an attorney who knows healthcare laws and regulations and can recognize potential pitfalls in the case to protect your litigation interests and your business interests so that the case does not result in unlawful disclosure. expected. in other areas. In other words, you don't need a health attorney and you don't need a litigator, you need both in one.

When looking for the right lawyer to handle your health cases, make sure the lawyer has the necessary experience before signing and transferring any funds. While every case is different, we recommend that you ask any potential attorney the following five questions:

1. What percentage of your litigation is health related?

While it is not necessary to only consider lawyers who exclusively practice health litigation, you should ensure that the lawyer handles these types of cases often enough to be current with the latest health laws and regulations, as well as at the local level for your court. . The more you have to explain to your lawyer, the more expensive it gets. The less your attorney knows about health law, the greater the risk of this litigation turning into a grand experiment. Do you really want to try it?

2. How many cases have you handled with these types of complaints?

Health litigation covers a wide range of cases that extend from one anotherFalse Claims ActLaw enforcement, Stark Act disputes, ERISA issues, HIPAA violations, contract disputes, reimbursement disputes, and disputes over licenses, credentials, and personal privileges. Make sure your attorney is familiar with the nature of the legal issues in your particular case and has a background specific to your situation. For example, if you are defending a whistleblower/who elseIn any case, insist on getting specific and accurate answers about your attorney's experience and track record in defending these types of federal cases.

3. What type of client do you typically represent?

In addition to familiarity with the law involved, you want to know that your attorney is familiar with the nature of your business. Does he or she understand your company's structure? Does he or she know how your billing system works? Again, the healthcare industry is known to be complex. You simply cannot expect a typical litigator to know as much about health insurance billing, HIPAA, or anti-corruption challenges as someone who deals with these matters on a day-to-day basis.

4. How is the billing done?

Before signing an engagement letter, make sure you understand exactly how attorney fees are calculated. How much is the down payment and how often should it be replenished? Is your case billed monthly or as a flat fee throughout the year, or billed hourly or on a success basis? How often do you receive an invoice? Are junior attorneys authorized to bill your case? Are paralegals or senior lawyers your daily contacts? Do you have to pay for each lawyer who works on your case, or just the main lawyers?

5. Which lawyers will work on my case?

Finally, with many law firms, you should not assume that the attorney you initially contacted or met in your initial consultation is the person who will appear in court on your behalf, let alone the day-to-day duties required in litigation. Many law firms rely on paralegals, paralegals or junior attorneys to handle investigations and other pre-trial matters and applications. While this work can be done at a lower hourly rate, it will cost more in the long run if the work takes longer, is not properly supervised, or requires review by a mid-level or higher level attorney who will charge you again for the same work product. So ask ahead of time: will they use paralegals and experienced junior attorneys or senior attorneys handle my case and represent my interests?

El Oberheiden, PC History of Health Litigation

Oberheiden lawyers, P.C. sued, defended and, most importantly, won health care cases in courts across the country, including California, Florida, New York, Washington DC, Arizona, Georgia, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Tennessee Texas.

Oberheiden lawyers, P.C. They appeared in courts across the country. In any case, we aim to protect our clients' interests in disputes that span the entire spectrum, from intellectual property cases to breach of contract claims. Our attorneys have recently achieved these convincing results in court, mediation, administrative or liquidation proceedings.

regulation and government

• Advising national toxicology laboratories on their successful defense against a Qui Tam case brought by former employees. We persuaded the government not to intervene and closed the case without civil or criminal liability to our client.

• Advising the Pharmacy Consortium on its successful defense against a Qui Tam case brought by former employees. We persuaded the government not to intervene and closed the case without civil or criminal liability to our client.

• Advising a national medical device company on its successful defense against a Qui Tam case brought by former employees. We persuaded the government not to intervene and closed the case without civil or criminal liability to our client.

• Advise laboratory testing facilities on their successful defense against a Qui Tam case brought by former employees. We persuaded the government not to intervene and closed the case without civil or criminal liability to our client.

• Playing a doctor in a major commercialinsurance check. Matter resolved without civil or criminal liability for our client.

• Representing a major healthcare company in ZPIC (Zone Program Integrity Contractor) audits regarding allegations of fraudulent billing. No civil or criminal liability for our client.

• Representing a clinical laboratory in a billing issue with a large insurance company. All retained funds have been paid out to our customers.

• Representing a pharmacy in a billing issue with a large insurance company. All retained funds have been paid out to our customers.

Defamation and Unlawful Interference

• Successful intervention in favor of health economics. He obtained a restraining order against a former employee who alleged violations of the Stark Act.

• Successful intervention in favor of health economics. He received an injunction against the sale of bankrupt hospital assets.

• Successful intervention in favor of health economics. Obtained an injunction against a former employee for breach of the non-compete clause.

• Successful intervention on behalf of the physician. Obtained a restraining order against ex-spouse for interfering with client's current work and falsely reporting ethical violations.

• Successful intervention in favor of health economics. Obtained an injunction against a former employee for breach of the non-compete clause.

• Successful intervention in favor of health economics. An injunction was obtained against the management company's attempts to license home health care.

• Successful intervention in favor of health economics. An injunction was obtained restricting the destruction of the creditor's assets.

• Successful intervention in favor of health economics. Obtaining an injunction against unlawful interference by a competitor in the toxicology business.

Intellectual property litigation

• Successfully defending healthcare companies against allegations of civil and criminal copyright infringement.

• Successfully representing OP-Zentrum in copyright and trademark infringement disputes.

• Successfully representing OP-Zentrum in copyright and trademark infringement disputes.

• Successfully representing a hospital in lawsuits alleging anti-competitive collaboration.

• Successfully representing clients in relation to allegations of unfair competition and anti-competitive sales practices.

• Successfully representing companies in relation to allegations of unfair competition and anti-competitive sales practices.

• Successful intervention on behalf of a medical inventor in a major medical device dispute. Case resolved on very favorable terms for our client.

• Successful intervention on behalf of a medical inventor to prevent patent infringement.

Labor and Competition Litigation

• Successfully representing a health management services organization against a former director alleging racial and gender discrimination. Our team obtained summary judgment in US federal court, dismissing all of the former employee's claims.

• Successfully representing Healthcare Service Group against a former employee for alleged violations of state and federal law. Our team received an immediate dismissal in a US federal court.

• Successfully representing a major healthcare company against a former board member. He got a restraining order and a restraining order.

• Successfully representing a major healthcare company against a former board member. He got a restraining order and a restraining order.

• Successfully representing a major healthcare company against a former board member. He got a restraining order and a restraining order.

• Successfully representing a major healthcare company against a former board member. He got a restraining order and a restraining order.

• Physician's successful defense against unenforceable non-compete clause.

• Successful defense of a controversial healthcare settlement against a former key sales non-compete agreement.

For more information about our healthcare litigation and a free, confidential consultation, please contact Oberheiden, P.C. Today. Each call is handled by one of our senior attorneys with extensive healthcare and litigation experience.

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