Michael Dagley
Michael Dagley has a 39 year track record of success in high-stakes litigation across numerous industries. He has also been recognized as a skillful and innovative negotiator of complex litigation settlements, including most recently, in software disputes on behalf of hospital and healthcare systems harmed by failed software implementation. In the last five years, he has prevailed in eight multi-million dollar contingency fee cases, including one in excess of $100 million. Michael works with corporations to pursue claims against businesses who have defrauded them, and has represented nearly every major hospital company in Nashville and a broad spectrum of other healthcare systems across the U.S. Beyond the healthcare industry, Michael represents plaintiffs, both individuals and companies, in complex business disputes, often using creative fee arrangements. He has earned a national reputation in litigation, and is recognized regularly by Chambers USA.
His practice focuses on:
- Healthcare Disputes – Representing major healthcare companies in claims related to contractual disputes, fraud and abuse, breaches of contract, patient and consumer protection laws, and regulatory and operational matters.
- Software Disputes – Investigating and identifying claims and resolving disputes that arise between organizations and information technology providers, including claims related to software implementation and contract disputes.
- General Plaintiff Litigation – Representing the firm’s clients on the plaintiff side in a variety of business disputes; partnering with the client on a contingent fee when appropriate.
Memberships
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Bass, Berry & Sims — Executive Committee
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Representative Experience
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Served as lead counsel for Morgan Keegan and related entities in Federal securities, ERISA and derivative multi-district litigation related to investment company losses in the wake of the credit crisis
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Represented a Liquidating Trustee in connection with the pursuit of potential director and officer claims arising out of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of a $700 million hospitality company, resulting in a large confidential settlement for the Trust
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Represented a group of investors and former employees with claims against a global financial services company relating to a stock repurchase, resulting in a settlement valued at approximately $3 million
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$102 million arbitration award for Trinity Medical Center, a North Dakota-based hospital system, against Cerner
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Negotiated a settlement in excess of $12 million for a national provider of hospital and healthcare services against a healthcare software vendor
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Representation of a health system in a dispute that arose because the software vendor was not providing the services and support required under its managed services agreement
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Negotiation of a settlement of almost $25 million for a nonprofit medical center as a result of a failed patient accounting software system
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Represented a community hospital in a dispute with a software vendor arising from a failed patient accounting software conversion and for not fulfilling the vendor’s contractual obligations under its managed services agreement; parties agreed to a private mediation which resulted in an approximately $26 million settlement agreement
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Representation of Academic Medical Center in Vendor Dispute Leads to More Than $6 Million SettlementRead More
Represented an academic medical center in a dispute arising from a failed laboratory software installation; vendor agreed to settlement negotiations which resulted in a more than $6 million settlement agreement
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Lead counsel for King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its board of directors in shareholder class actions
Publications
Past Events
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades
Chambers USA — Litigation: General Commercial (2006, 2008-2020)
Best Lawyers® — Nashville Litigation: Mergers and Acquisitions “Lawyer of the Year” (2021); Nashville Corporate Governance Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2016)
The Best Lawyers in America© — Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Litigation: Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation: Securities (2008-2023)
Benchmark Litigation — Local Litigation Star: Tennessee (2010-2023)
Mid-South Super Lawyers (2010-2022)
Lawdragon’s 100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation
Nashville Business Journal “Best of the Bar” (2011-2012)
Vanderbilt Law Review — Member (1979-1981)
Education
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Vanderbilt Law School - J.D., 1981
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Middle Tennessee State University - B.A., 1978
Admissions
- Tennessee, 1987
- Texas, 1984
- Georgia, 1981
Chambers USA
"Michael Dagley regularly represents clients from the healthcare industry in fraud and IT-related disputes, as part of his broad civil disputes expertise. He is a go-to attorney for large-scale contingency fee cases."
From Chambers USA 2020