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The Firm successfully defended a physician against allegations that he traded drugs for sex. The allegations, which were made by a competitor, were successfully refuted by the Firm. After consideration of the rebuttal statement prepared by the Firm on behalf the physician, the Probable Cause Panel for the licensing board determined that probable cause did Read more →

Tags : Probable Cause , Professional Licensure Investigations

After a trial jury voted 5 to 1 to acquit the Firm’s physician client in a Medicaid fraud case defended by Managing Attorney Robert Nicholson, the Florida Attorney General’s Office dismissed the remainder of the charges pending in the case.   The Firm’s client had been charged with Medicaid fraud for allegedly providing medically unnecessary services, Read more →

Tags : medicaid audit

The Probable Cause Panel for the Board of Nursing recently closed its investigation of a Registered Nurse accused of unprofessional conduct and diversion of controlled substances.  After consideration of the response prepared by the Firm on behalf of a Registered Nurse, the Probable Cause Panel determined that probable cause did not exist and directed that Read more →

Tags : Board of Nursing , Probable Cause

After considering the rebuttal statement prepared by the Firm on behalf of a Registered Nurse accused of improperly handling narcotics, the Probable Cause Panel for the Board of Nursing determined that probable cause did not exist and directed that the case be closed by the Florida Department of Health.  The Firm fully investigated the allegations Read more →

Tags : Professional Licensure Investigations

After consideration of the rebuttal statements prepared by the Firm in two separate licensure matters, the Probable Cause Panel for the Board of Podiatric Medicine determined that probable cause did not exist in either case and directed that both cases be closed by the Florida Department of Health. After the Firm fully investigated the allegations Read more →

Tags : Probable Cause