June 27, 2016
A California federal judge didn't budge Friday from an earlier ruling disqualifying Hueston Hennigan LLP from representing the California State Compensation Insurance Fund in a pair of kickback suits against physicians over the firm's simultaneous representation of an individual charged in a related criminal action, saying signed conflict of interest waivers didn't reflect "informed written consent."
April 18, 2016
The California State Compensation Insurance Fund urged a California federal court Monday to rethink its decision to disqualify Hueston Hennigan LLP from representing the fund in two consolidated kickback suits against doctors, arguing the firm's previous representation of a co-conspirator doesn't constitute an unwaivable conflict of interest.
March 23, 2016
A California federal judge has disqualified Hueston Hennigan LLP from representing the California State Compensation Insurance Fund in two consolidated kickback suits against doctors, finding that the firm has an unwaivable conflict of interest due to its previous representation of a co-conspirator, according to minutes filed Tuesday.
March 08, 2016
A surgeon being sued by the California State Compensation Insurance Fund for allegedly accepting kickbacks in exchange for illegal referrals defended his request Monday for the disqualification of Hueston Hennigan LLP from the case, insisting his motion in which he alleges a conflict of interest was neither tactical nor frivolous.
February 22, 2016
A surgeon being sued by the California State Compensation Insurance Fund for allegedly accepting kickbacks in exchange for illegal referrals asked a federal court Friday to disqualify Hueston Hennigan LLP from the RICO case because the namesake partners are representing both the fund and an admitted conspirator.
November 24, 2015
Four people, including the former chief financial officer for a Long Beach, California, hospital at the center of a health care fraud and kickback scheme, have reached plea agreements admitting to being involved in the nearly $600 million billing scheme over spinal surgeries, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
July 15, 2014
A California federal judge has refused to disqualify Irell & Manella LLP from representing State Compensation Insurance Fund in a lawsuit accusing a former hospital president and his son of fraud, saying the court wasn't persuaded that a former Irell partner's counsel to the son taints the case.
June 10, 2014
Irell & Manella LLP told a California federal judge on Monday that the firm should be allowed to represent State Compensation Insurance Fund in its fraud suit against a former hospital executive who pled guilty to bribing a state senator, saying the disqualification bid is based on "hyperbolic rhetoric."