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Sara K. Morgan

Sara K. Morgan

Associate
Nashville
(615) 742-7740
sara.morgan@bassberry.com
https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/morgan-sara-k/

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Sara Morgan works closely with companies across many industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, and pharmaceutical sciences.  Sara has represented clients in class action claims, tax disputes, civil and criminal investigations, mass torts, complex business disputes and property-related disputes.  More specifically, Sara’s practice includes:

  • State & Local Tax – Representing clients in a wide range of tax disputes regarding Tennessee’s sales and use tax, franchise and excise taxes, and business tax; disputing assessments imposed by the Tennessee Department of Revue; and filing claims for refunds of taxes paid.
  • General Business Litigation – Representing clients in business disputes, products liability issues, breach of fiduciary duty cases, general breach of contract disputes, fraud-related issues, class action financial claims, and general commercial litigation matters.
  • Wildfire and mass tort–related litigation—Representing clients after a fire or potential mass tort has occurred, including identifying necessary experts, preserving evidence, analyzing causation concerns, and aggressively defending litigation as well as pursuing dispositive motions at early stages of litigation.

Sara is actively involved in the firm’s pro bono initiatives, including devoting her time to assisting with prisoners’ rights cases. She is a member of the Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN), which advocates for licensing accommodations for military spouses in the legal profession. Sara earned her law degree from Vanderbilt Law School and received a B.A. in public relations and rhetorical advocacy from Purdue University.

Memberships

American Health Law Association (AHLA)

Nashville Bar Association (NBA)

Tennessee Bar Association (TBA)

Military Spouse J.D. Network — Treasurer (2020-2022); Treasurer-Elect (2019-2020)

 

Representative Experience

  • Representation of Medicare Advantage Organization and Its Wholly-Owned Provider Group

    Representation of a Medicare Advantage Organization and its wholly-owned provider group in an internal investigation related to allegations of improper coding practices, hostile work environment, and non-compliance with Medicare requirements.

    We represented a Medicare Advantage Organization and its wholly-owned provider group in an internal investigation related to allegations of improper...
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  • Successful Defense in Nine Consolidated Cases Related to Tennessee Wildfire Litigation

    Represented Wolf Tree, Inc. in consolidated cases under negligence, trespass and nuisance claims related to a 2016 forest fire that destroyed several thousands of acres of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

    In 2016, a forest fire destroyed several thousands of acres of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Gatlinburg, Tennessee....
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    Client Type: Private Company
  • AmSurg Prevails in Dispute with Physician Group in Minnesota

    Successfully represented AmSurg Holdings, Inc. in a dispute with a group of physicians seeking to invalidate a non-compete provision that was a material feature of a highly profitable surgery center partnership located in  Minnesota

    We represented AmSurg Holdings, Inc. in a dispute with a group of physicians seeking to invalidate a non-compete provision that...
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    Client Type: Public Company
  • Pro Bono Efforts Help Win Parole Approval
    Through the firm's pro bono partnership with Tennessee Higher Education in Prison Initiative (THEI), attorneys Sara Morgan and Trey Moore...
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    Client Type: Pro Bono
  • U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Boyko, M.D. et al.

    Representation of ED company and other defendants in qui tam lawsuit alleging that ED provider’s violation of licensure laws caused submission of false claims and that defendants fraudulently billed services as performed by physicians even though patients were seen only by nurse practitioners. We obtained dismissal of the licensure claims and received summary judgment as to the upcoding claims. U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Boyko, 2020 WL 520933 (S.D. W. Va. Jan. 31, 2020); U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Perni, 2020 WL 2499544 (S.D. W. Va. May 14, 2020). The Fourth Circuit affirmed dismissal. U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Boyko, 39 F.4th 177 (4th Cir. 2022).

    We represented ED company and other defendants in a qui tam lawsuit alleging that ED provider’s violation of licensure laws...
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  • Pro Bono Partnership with Envision Helps Make Dreams of Citizenship A Reality
    On March 7, 2020, attorneys from the firm's Nashville office teamed with lawyers from Envision Healthcare to staff a legal...
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    Client Type: Pro Bono
  • Fakorede v. Mid-South Heart Center, P.C.

    Lead counsel representing cardiology practice in FCA retaliation lawsuit alleging cardiologist was terminated after raising concerns that his recruiting agreement violated Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law. District court dismissed the lawsuit and dismissal was affirmed by the Sixth Circuit. Fakorede v. Mid-South Heart Center, P.C., 2017 WL 4217230 (6th Cir. Sep 22, 2017)

    We served as lead counsel for a cardiology practice in a FCA retaliation lawsuit alleging that a cardiologist was terminated...
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Publications

Media Mentions & Firm News

Accolades

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law — Articles Editor

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Education

  • Vanderbilt Law School - J.D., 2016
  • Purdue University - B.A., 2010

Admissions

  • Tennessee, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
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