Health Law Litigation + Disputes

Miller Canfield’s Health Law litigation team combines broad backgrounds in substantive health law with extensive experience in trial practice, administrative hearings and other forms of dispute resolution.  Our trial lawyers have successfully represented hospitals and health systems, physician groups, home health companies, suppliers, healthcare professionals and other providers in nearly every type of dispute that arises in their respective sectors of the healthcare industry. 

Our lawyers have particular experience in high stakes matters, successfully handling “bet the organization” qui tam/false claims act litigation, antitrust litigation, Part A and B reimbursement appeals and disputes, and internal and government fraud and abuse investigations.  We have extensive experience in medical staff and peer review hearings and litigation arising from these hearings and other credentialing disputes, licensing disputes, and reimbursement disputes with private third party payors. 

Our knowledge of the regulatory environment and business and professional landscapes in the healthcare industry enables us to not only represent our clients in specialized litigation, but to counsel our clients to avoid and manage disputes and potential disputes prior to the initiation of formal adversarial proceedings.  Moreover, this broad background and experience also enables us to more effectively and efficiently handle general commercial or business disputes that our healthcare clients encounter.  Whether the matter requires a large team of multi-disciplinary lawyers or a single lawyer with health law experience, our healthcare litigation team can help our clients face the challenges presented across the gamut of disputes that occur within the healthcare setting.

Representative Matters

Successfully defended a physician specialist group against False Claims Act allegations in federal district court and on appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.

Negotiated with the federal government a zero-damages award and the dismissal of a False Claims Act complaint asserting approximately $10 million in damages, fines and penalties against a municipality providing healthcare services to its citizens.

Obtained on emergency appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit the restriction of a physician’s staff privileges due to a potential threat to patient safety.

Represented in administrative hearings several nursing home employees facing licensing restrictions and suspensions and received sua sponte dismissal of charges upon briefing of events in dispute and discussion with state officials

Achieved significant six-figure settlement to resolve a dispute between a physician group and its billing company regarding persistent undercoding of physician services 

Represented health system in connection with a government investigation and related internal investigation, and successfully convinced the government to conclude its investigation with no charges or findings of wrongdoing against the client.