Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Davis Wright Tremaine engages in a sophisticated administrative procedure and litigation practice. The firm regularly obtains advisory opinions and private letter rulings from governmental agencies, including the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Internal Revenue Service, as well as comparable state agencies. The attorneys in the health law administrative practice frequently serve as hearing officers and advocates in credentialing and peer review proceedings, and represent clients before the national Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) and the JCAHO. The firm also assists clients in arbitration proceedings to resolve contractual disputes.

The firm has represented numerous health care clients as plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts. The firm's health care litigation cases have dealt with antitrust law, fraud and abuse, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, private payment issues, and competitive business practices, as well as general commercial disputes. Davis Wright Tremaine has an extensive appellate practice and the firm's attorneys have argued numerous cases before the United States Supreme Court.

Examples of our health law litigation practice include:

• Defending hospitals against antitrust conspiracy claims arising out of peer review activities.
  
  
• Defending False Claims Act qui tam action arising out of Medicare billing practices.
  
  
• Defending providers in fraud and abuse investigations initiated by the Officer of the Inspector General.

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