Media Mentions
2008
Russell Hayman was quoted in the November 1 issue of Healthcare Risk Management in an article regarding Staten Island University Hospital agreeing to pay $89 million in a False Claims Act settlement. "The SIUH case involved essentially three allegations," he said. "The lawsuits asserted that the hospital provided care in unlicensed beds, miscoded uncovered cancer therapies as covered therapies in order to obtain payment, and claimed an inflated number of medical residents in order to obtain graduate medical education expenses," Mr. Hayman said.
Russell Hayman, Health, Trial, White-Collar Criminal Defense
Russell Hayman has been selected as one of Nightingale's Healthcare News' "Outstanding Healthcare Litigators" for 2007. Mr. Hayman was recognized as having successfully defended a client in a qui tam case regarding allegation of plagiarism with respect to endocrinology data submitted to National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of an NIH grant application. He was also recognized for having successfully defended a client against claim that genetic research data had been falsified. Mr. Hayman is one of the 12 healthcare litigators throughout the United States to make the list.
2007
Gordon Greenberg, Russell Hayman and Jonathan Lurie have been recognized as top lawyers in their industry by Super Lawyers in June 2007 as "Southern California Super Lawyers for the Family and Consumer." Mr. Greenberg and Mr. Hayman were recognized in the area of "When Disaster Strikes" and Mr. Lurie was recognized in the area of "Planning Your Future."
Gordon A. Greenberg, Russell Hayman, Jonathan C. Lurie, Health, Private Client, Trial
2006
Russ Hayman was quoted in the October 16 issue of The Los Angeles Times regarding the move of Debra Wong Yang, former U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, to Gibson Dunn. Mr. Hayman commented that the move to private practice will demand a "different mind-set."
Russell Hayman was quoted in the January 25 issue of Cal Law in the article "Medicare May Face Fraud Epidemic." With a steady stream of government cash lurking above the $5,100 mark, the eligibility gap "donut hole" gives an incentive for pharmacies "to report greater costs than what they actually incurred to qualify the other side of the donut hole," Mr. Hayman said. "I have never understood, from a legislative perspective and from a policy perspective, what was gained by creating the donut hole."
Russell Hayman, Health, Managed Care, Trial
2005
Russ Hayman was quoted in the June 13 issue of the National Law Journal in regard to corporate integrity agreements negotiated with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' office of the inspector general as a common form of corporation probation.
Russell Hayman, Health, Health Care Litigation, Trial
Russ Hayman was quoted in the March 14 issue of Report on Medicare Compliance. In the article entitled "Nursing Home Was Sold Before Conviction," he commented on the government wielding multiple enforcement weapons at a wayward facility. Mr. Hayman stated, "It's just a question of how much the authorities want to pile on." The standard for proving a crime is the hardest to meet. He continued, "if that's met, they can pile on civil penalties and administrative penalties."
