Lathrop & Gage has a tremendous amount of experience in handling medical malpractice issues.  We understand the needs of our healthcare clients when faced with malpractice claims and we strive to obtain the best results in the most cost-effective manner.

Attorneys at Lathrop & Gage have been engaged in medical malpractice defense and have represented hospitals and physicians for over 30 years. We have handled all aspects of the defense, including representation of hospitals and physician groups on claims involving almost every area of medicine.

Our lawyers are also experienced in other healthcare issues such as corporate compliance, various contractual relationships, patients’ rights, quality assurance and peer review, medical malpractice defense, government regulatory compliance, certificate-of-need processes, bioethical and patient care issues, mergers and restructuring of health care entities, relationships with third-party payors, managed care structures and relationships, and tax-exempt charitable foundations and planned-giving programs.

We represent both urban and rural hospitals, skilled nursing and residential care facilities, managed care organizations, and physicians, throughout the Midwest as they struggle for survival in the difficult regulatory environment imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice, as well as the business efficiencies demanded by Medicare, Medicaid and third-party reimbursement mechanisms.  The competitive challenges facing health care providers demand highly skilled managers supported by broad-based legal expertise which only a multi-specialty firm such as ours can provide.

Our attorneys have studied, lectured and written extensively on the unique challenges facing medical providers.  Our activities have enabled us to stay on the cutting edge of developments in provider-payor relationships as well as broader health policy issues.