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Health care law firms rush to sue HMOs for hospitals; L.I. firm moves into litigation; class-action player gets into game.(Health maintenance organizations, Long Island, New York)(Brief Article)
Crain's New York Business, June, 2000 by lipowicz, alice
There's a new game in town for New York's health care law firms. While legal work from hospital and physician practice mergers and health-related Internet public offerings has slowed, there's a rush to represent the growing number of hospitals and doctors bringing lawsuits against managed care companies.
The state's largest health care boutique law firm, Garfunkel Wild & Travis of Great Neck, L.I., last month filed a $95 million lawsuit against Aetna Inc. on behalf of 24 hospitals alleging breach of contract and violation of state prompt- payment laws. It's being touted by the firm as the first lawsuit of its type in the country. Aetna denies the charges and says it is still negotiating with each hospital. GNYHA class action An even bigger group of...
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