Our firm represents and defends hospitals, physicians, nurses, technicians, therapists, mental healthcare counselors, pharmacists, dentists, podiatrists, clinics, convalescent homes and other healthcare providers in state and federal court. Our practice includes medical malpractice defense, fraud and abuse defense, pharmaceutical drug litigation, violations of the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act. We also offer professional liability defense and represent insurance companies issuing professional liability insurance in the medical field.
Examples of Franco Moroney Buenik’s health care law practice include:
- Medical malpractice litigation
- Professional liability defense
- Coverage determinations and claims payment
- Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit plans, including compliance actions
- Defense of class actions attacking pricing practices
- Regulatory compliance challenges
- Managed care and reimbursement disputes
- Disputes regarding claim adjudication policies and practices and claims payment
- Litigation between beneficiaries and providers related to coverage determinations
- Pharmaceutical drug litigation including pricing and promotion
- Disputes with regulatory authorities regarding compliance with statutory and administrative requirements
- Anti-kickback violations and other federal and state regulation deficiency litigation
- Misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition
- Disputes relating to the development and production of medical devices
- Defense of healthcare fraud and abuse allegations