Healthcare clients depend on our team of industry veterans to resolve their most challenging commercial and civil litigation as well as represent them in government investigations and regulatory matters. 

Our lawyers represent hospitals, healthcare systems, physicians, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, nursing homes and other healthcare providers in just about every form of litigation imaginable, including contract disputes with third-party partners, medical staff credentialing disputes, qui tam whistleblower complaints, medical practice break-ups and patent enforcement/infringement actions.

Some of our main areas of practice also include:

Government Investigations and False Claims Act Litigation 

Our practice team has litigated False Claims Act cases to verdict, with extensive experience in FCA and health care fraud investigations, settlements and litigation including representation of clients in qui tam litigation and working with the OIG and DOJ to resolve these matters.

Healthcare Reimbursement Audit Defense

Our team of attorneys, physicians, and nurses guides healthcare providers through Recovery Auditor and MAC Audits. Team members assist healthcare providers in administrative appeals/defense, repayment audits, and ongoing compliance issues.

Antitrust Litigation

This work includes class action defense in federal and state courts throughout the nation.

Professional Liability

We have a wealth of experience defending healthcare systems, long term and tertiary care facilities, hospitals, and other health care entities, insurance companies, physician practices in medical malpractice and professional liability disputes, including those involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims. We also help healthcare providers craft policies and procedures to help minimize the risk of medical malpractice and professional liability litigation.

Products Liability

Our team is also nationally recognized for our defense work with manufacturers of medical devices and pharmaceutical products. Additionally, we have extensive experience in the relatively new and growing area of clinical trial litigation.

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A highly-complex industry which sees a wide range of disputes, those operating in healthcare often require the assistance of a medical litigation team and, at Womble Bond Dickinson, our healthcare litigators are ready to act as your first line of defense.

As industry veterans, our healthcare litigation lawyers and medical malpractice defense attorneys are depended on by a wide range of healthcare clients to resolve their most challenging commercial and civil litigation cases. We are also relied upon to represent clients in government investigations and regulatory matters, helping them to protect their reputation and minimize risk exposure.
 

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Healthcare Litigation Attorney Clients

Working across the entirety of the healthcare industry, our healthcare defense attorneys represent the full spectrum of healthcare providers operating within this diverse sector, as well as those working behind the commercial and manufacturing scenes. Just some of our healthcare litigation clients include:

  • Hospitals
  • Healthcare systems
  • Physicians and physician groups
  • Pharmaceutical companies
  • Medical device manufacturers
  • Nursing homes and other healthcare providers.

Medical Litigation Services

Our healthcare litigators are ready to assist with just about every form of litigation imaginable. With a multidisciplinary team made up of medical malpractice defense attorneys, healthcare audit defense lawyers, healthcare enforcement action defense attorneys and more, we have the capacity to advise on the following medical litigation matters:

  • Contract disputes with third-party partners
  • Medical staff credentialing disputes
  • Qui tam whistleblower complaints
  • Medical practice break-ups
  • Patent enforcement and infringement actions.

Beyond these key healthcare litigation services, our main areas of practice also include:

Government Investigations and False Claims Act Litigation

Our medical litigation team has litigated False Claims Act cases to verdict, with extensive experience in FCA and healthcare fraud investigations, settlements and litigation including representation of clients in qui tam litigation and working with the OIG and DOJ to resolve these matters.

Healthcare Reimbursement Audit Defense

Our team of healthcare audit defense lawyers, physicians, and nurses guides healthcare providers through Recovery Auditor and MAC Audits. Team members assist healthcare providers in administrative appeals/defense, repayment audits, and ongoing compliance issues.

Healthcare Antitrust Litigation

Our work within healthcare antitrust litigation includes class action defense in federal and state courts throughout the nation.

Medical Professional Liability

Our team of medical malpractice defense attorneys have a wealth of experience defending healthcare systems, long term and tertiary care facilities, hospitals, and other healthcare entities, as well as insurance companies and physician practices in medical malpractice and professional liability disputes. Working across the full scope of medical liability disputes, including those involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims, our healthcare defense attorneys also help healthcare providers craft policies and procedures to help minimize the risk of medical malpractice and professional liability litigation.

Products and Medical Device Liability

Our team is also nationally recognized for our defense work with manufacturers of medical devices and pharmaceutical products. Additionally, we have extensive experience in the relatively new and growing area of clinical trial litigation.

Whether you require the assistance of a medical malpractice defense attorney to provide support for an upcoming trial, or are looking for a healthcare audit defense lawyer to advise on compliance issues, our team of healthcare litigation lawyers can help you. To learn more about the services offered at Womble Bond Dickinson, contact us by filling in our simple form, or browse through our healthcare litigation attorneys and professional staff online. 

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