Representative Experience

• Representing Virginia Hospital in Resolving Diversions and Strengthening Compliance

  Representing rural Virginia hospital through negotiation and implementation of Non-Prosecution Agreement and Civil Settlement Agreement after diversions by two different employees.

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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...
• 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).

• 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...
• 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)