Morgan Lewis partner Jeremy Blumenfeld will present "Defending Against Class Action Lawsuits in an era of Increased Litigiousness: Medical Necessity, Beneficiaries and Privacy" at the American Conference Institute's 2nd Annual Conference on Managed Care Litigation.
Topics to be discussed include:
- Developing strategies to combat the recent explosion of medical necessity determination class action suits
- Preventing far-reaching relief, including monetary damages and injunctions that could negatively impact the way managed care organizations conduct their business
- Asserting defenses that can be used across multiple jurisdictions and plan types
- Managing member suits seeking unlimited coverage
- Preparing now for the anticipated spike in class action suits that will stem from the Affordable Insurance Exchange provisions of 2014
- Minimizing exposure in benefit claims by asserting a preemption defense
- Scrutinizing the new claims by and against new ACOs
- Analyzing the impact of the Dukes and Concepcion cases in the payor-provider and payor-beneficiary context
- Determining when to settle a claim versus when to continue the litigation
- Handling patient-class concerns about the accuracy, candor, and completeness of business practice disclosures
- Protecting private health information of your members to avoid increasing privacy class actions
- Reviewing existing and proposed state health information privacy laws in varying contexts to prepare for potential litigation stemming from a privacy violation
When:
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
1:30-2:45 pm ET
Where:
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
1200 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
CLE Credits:
Please see event website for more information