Posted on Firm News December 30, 2013 by author
Through an aggressive appeal effort, attorney Erin Bengele secured a substantial reduction in a private insurance overpayment demand for a pharmacy client of the Firm. Ms. Bengele prepared a detailed claim-by-claim rebuttal of the purported basis for denial, ultimately reducing the overpayment by two-thirds. Among other things, Ms. Bengele pointed out factual errors by the Read more →
Posted on Health Care Law News December 30, 2013 by author
On December 26th, 2013, HHS-OCR announced a $150,000 dollar settlement with Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, P.C.(APDerm), a Concord, Massachusetts-based private practice for alleged HIPAA violations discovered during an HHS-OCR investigation following a reported breach. As background, on October 7th, 2011,APDerm notified HHS that an unencrypted USB memory drive containing protected health information (PHI) had been Read more →
Posted on Firm News November 22, 2013 by author
The State Attorney’s Office has abandoned all charges against a physician client represented by Nicholson & Eastin, LLP. The physician had been charged with drug trafficking, operating a pain clinic without a license, and receiving drugs without the required pedigree documents. The family practice physician was facing a 25-year minimum mandatory sentence if convicted. Mr. Read more →
Posted on White Collar News October 21, 2013 by author
The managing partner of the Miami office for Direct Access Partners (“DAP,” a U.S. based broker-dealer), Ernesto Lujan, was arrested at his home in Wellington, Florida, today on felony charges of conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in connection with a bribery and kickback scheme involving the Banco de Desarallo Economico y Social Read more →
Posted on Firm News August 20, 2013 by author
The Florida Department of Health closed an investigation against a Registered Nurse represented by the Firm after a panel of the Board of Nursing found no probable cause to believe the nurse acted improperly in connection with the death of patient. The Firm investigated the preliminary complaint against the nurse and prepared a rebuttal that Read more →