Cases
Representative Experience: Lead attorney in the defense of federal False Claims Act cases, including whistleblower (qui tam) lawsuits alleging false claims under Medicare
Medicaid
Defense of RAC, ZPIC
other Medicare post-payment audits
Defense of physicians, optometrists, dentists, pharmacy providers, home health agencies, home
community based service providers, CMHC's
mental health rehabilitation providers in Medicare
Medicaid post-payment recoupment matters
Successfully defended Medicare recoupment matter, resulting in reduction in recoupment from $650,000 dem
to under $10,000 decision by administrative law judge after a full evidentiary hearing
Successfully defended Medicaid recoupment matter investigated by the Louisiana Attorney General's Office, resulting in a reduction in recoupment from $1 million claimed to under $15,000 in settlement
Representation of physicians, social workers, licensed professional counselors, radiologic technologists, psychologists, pharmacists,
physician assistants in licensing board matters, both in
outside of Louisiana (for example: Linda has licensing board experience in Texas, Alabama
New York)
Extensive experience in representation of physicians in licensing board matters before the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (h
ling approximately 100 cases to date)
Representation of physicians in hospital privileges matters - including full evidentiary hearings
Representation of health care providers in transactional matters that involve compliance under the Stark law
the state
federal Anti-Kickback statutes
Representation of home
community based providers, nursing facilities, adult residential care providers,
ambulatory surgical centers in state licensing matters
Representation of continuing care retirement communities in litigation, regulatory, administrative
transactional matters
Representation of large health care providers in providing regulatory compliance reviews
advice
Defense of cases under the Louisiana Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law (MAPIL statute), the Louisiana False Claims Act
Lead health law relationship attorney with the Louisiana Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
the United States Attorney's Office, Civil Division
the Louisiana Department of Health
Hospitals
