Health Care Litigation

Katie has extensive experience counseling and representing health care clients faced with a variety of disputes. Examples include:

• Successfully defended a cardiology group facing a $6,500,000 claim for defamation and tortious interference, receiving full dismissal of all claims.
• Prevailed on motion for summary judgment of multi-million dollar qui tam matter under the False Claims Act on behalf of medical group.
• Successfully defended a health care provider in a qui tam action under the False Claims Act, obtaining early dismissal of numerous claims.
• Counseled and defended a medical provider faced with a demand for exorbitant attorney’s fees under the False Claims Act, resulting in a favorable settlement.
• Counseled multiple health care clients in responding to civil investigative demands served by the government concerning allegations under the False Claims Act.
• Successfully defended a pharmaceutical wholesale company in a contract dispute with its supplier, resulting in a favorable resolution.
• Counseled multiple health care clients in insurance audit responses and appeals.
• Defended licensing complaint against a provider, resulting in a favorable settlement.
• Counseled health care clients on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act concerning communications with patients.
• Represented a medical device manufacturer in breach of warranty litigation.

Automotive and Commercial Litigation

Katie has extensive experience counseling and representing clients faced with a variety of disputes, including:

• Represented numerous automotive suppliers in various supply chain disputes, including, among other things, price disputes, breach of warranty claims, stop-shipment threats and actions necessitating injunctive relief.
• Successfully defended an automotive financing company in multimillion-dollar arbitration demand brought by a consumer, receiving full dismissal of claims.
• Defended automotive financing company in dozens of consumer litigation actions across the Eastern United States.
• Successfully defended multiple automotive suppliers in litigation brought by manufacturer representatives pursuant to Michigan’s Sales Representative Commission Act.
• Assisted numerous automotive clients in responding to subpoenas.
• Defended a large automotive supplier in a breach of warranty and recall matter.
• Defended multiple lawsuits and counseled clients regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
• Represented a home care company in a class action lawsuit alleging multiple consumer protection act violations, resulting in a favorable settlement.
• Prevailed at arbitration on a breach of an asset purchase agreement, recovering a substantial sum of money on behalf of a metal fabrication company.
• Defended a contentious shareholder dispute involving a closely held business, resulting in a favorable settlement.
• Represented a luxury designer brand in trademark and copyright infringement cases, recouping millions of dollars in damages from companies selling counterfeits of the company’s products.