Overview
Calfee’s Health Care Litigation Attorneys: Business-Minded, Health Care-Focused
The Health Care Litigation attorneys at Calfee provide practical, industry-specific counsel, supported by the firm’s deep bench of business litigators and health care attorneys.
Services Our Health Care Litigation Lawyers Provide
Calfee's Health Care Litigation attorneys are skilled trial lawyers with significant first-chair experience leading cases involving allegations of breach of contract, premises and product liability, negligence, wrongful death, assault, battery, sexual misconduct, elder abuse, civil rights violations, general commercial disputes, discrimination and employment claims, civil stalking protective orders, and non-competition agreements. We provide strategic defense and representation across a wide spectrum of critical issues:
- Government Investigations and Fraud: Defending against federal and state health care fraud, Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, False Claims Act (FCA), and Controlled Substances Act investigations.
- Commercial and Contract Disputes: Resolving high-stakes conflicts involving physicians, hospitals, suppliers, contractors, insurers, and managed-care entities.
- Reimbursement and Insurance Litigation: Navigating complex billing practices, CMS fraud and overpayment allegations, and payor disputes.
- Antitrust and M&A Disputes: Managing antitrust litigation, as well as disputes arising from hospital and physician group mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and buyouts.
- Professional Licensing and Privileges: Defending medical professionals before state medical, nursing, and dental boards, and handling staff privileges litigation.
- Employment and Civil Rights: Defending against allegations of discrimination, constitutional and civil rights violations, and enforcing non-competition agreements.
- Regulatory and Compliance Counsel: Advising executives and board members on HIPAA compliance, fiduciary duties, internal investigations, and electronic medical records (EMR) systems.
Who We Serve
Calfee's Health Care Litigation lawyers represent a diverse range of clients across the health care industry. We advocate for:
- Health Systems, Hospitals, and Academic Medical Centers: We defend health systems and physicians against federal and state allegations, and assist with restructuring, governance, and regulatory guidance. We also represent hospitals in antitrust litigation and grand jury investigations.
- Physician Groups, Clinics, and Individual Providers: We guide physician groups through mergers, acquisitions, and buyouts and represent professionals before state licensing boards (medical, nursing, dental). We also advise providers on creating and updating robust corporate compliance plans.
- Health Care Employers: We represent employers in disputes and litigation involving physicians and other medical professionals.
- Pediatric Hospitals: We counsel pediatric hospitals and their staff in cases involving the mandatory reporting of suspected abuse, neglect, or dependency of minor patients.
Noteworthy
Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” Rankings
Calfee was selected for inclusion in the 2026 "Best Law Firms" rankings in Health Care Law (Regional Tier 1 Cleveland) and numerous Litigation practice areas.
Benchmark Litigation Rankings
Calfee was selected for inclusion by Benchmark Litigation 2026 as a Highly Recommended Law Firm in Dispute Resolution in Ohio. Additionally, 15 of Calfee's Litigation partners have been ranked by Benchmark Litigation as "Litigation Stars" in the U.S. (National), Midwest, and Ohio and as “40 & Under" and "Future Stars" Honorees.
