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Firm Secures Reversal of Medicare Provider Revocation for Deployed Physician

Posted on Firm News February 26, 2013 by author

After his prior counsel declared the challenge to the revocation a lost cause, a physician that had been deployed by the military to the Middle East hired Nicholson & Eastin, LLP to reopen the appeal of the revocation of the physician’s Medicare provider number. The Firm established through substantial evidence that the factual basis for Read more →

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Health Care Fraud Investigation of Podiatrist Closes with No Charges

Posted on Firm News January 24, 2013 by author

A podiatrist represented by Nicholson & Eastin, LLP that was the subject of a health care fraud investigation after a fraud referral from a Medicare fraud contractor was cleared of wrongdoing and the investigation is closed. The podiatrist was also removed from the Medicare prepayment review after Nicholson and Eastin, LLP worked with the physician Read more →

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Trial Win in Employment Discrimination Case

Posted on Firm News December 20, 2012 by author

After only 30 minutes of deliberation, a federal jury in Fort Pierce returned a defense verdict in favor of our medical practice client in a federal age and disability discrimination case.  Nicholson & Eastin, LLP’s Managing Attorney, Robert Nicholson, represented the medical practice during the trial.  Mr. Nicholson employed his years of federal litigation and trial experience Read more →

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Motion to Dismiss Retaliation Claim Granted

Posted on Firm News December 14, 2012 by author

Nicholson & Eastin, LLP obtains dismissal of unlawful retaliation claim by summary judgment motion in employment discrimination case.  After establishing that the plaintiff had not met the jurisdictional requirements to bring the claim in court, the court dismissed the claim.  Nicholson & Eastin, LLP attorneys Robert Nicholson and Nicole Kwapisz prepared the successful motion.  The remaining Read more →

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No Indictment in Health Care Fraud Investigation

Posted on Firm News October 25, 2012 by author

Three years after having been identified as a target of a federal grand jury investigation and being told that an indictment on health care fraud charges was imminent, grand jury investigation closes with no charges against the Firm’s client after Nicholson & Eastin, LLP mount aggressive pre-indictment defense. During the pre-indictment grand jury investigation, Robert Read more →

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