Anderson, Rasor & Partners, LLP’s, representation of healthcare professionals and institutions in adversarial settings is not limited to medical malpractice defense. Our attorneys defend healthcare institutions and healthcare professionals, in both the state courts and federal courts, against a wide variety of claims arising out of their provision of healthcare services or general operations.
Our attorneys have represented clients in matters alleging ERISA, COBRA, RICO, Antitrust, and Title VII violations, as well as against claims of Fraud, Defamation, and Negligent Privileging. We have defended Class Actions for Medical Monitoring against both hospitals and physician researchers. Furthermore, we have defended numerous lawsuits arising out of the modification, revocation, or denial of physician staff privileges.
Our Healthcare Litigation attorneys also practice regularly before agencies that regulate the healthcare industry and healthcare professionals. We represent physicians seeking licensure by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (IDPR) as well as physicians and other healthcare professionals who are the subject of investigations and disciplinary hearing by the IDPR. We have represented physicians before the Illinois Department of Public Aid in both peer review hearings and proceedings to revoke a physician’s Medicare Provider status. We are also regularly called upon to represent healthcare institutions in the face of investigations or inquiries instituted by other state or federal agencies.
Additional experience includes the conduct of peer review and staff privileging hearings within hospitals, serving as counsel to medical staffs, hospitals, and hearing committees during such proceedings. Likewise, we have presented the medical staff’s case in hospital appellate hearings, as well as having served as hearing officers during these proceedings.
