Representative matters

• Bid protests and other government contractor disputes with state and federal agencies
• Federal and state false claims qui tam matters
• Defense of physician for submission of false Medicare claims
• Defense of provider of Medicaid reimbursable child foster care services for submission of false claims to state and federal government
• Defense of drug and alcohol rehabilitation program for submission of false Medicaid claims
• Defense of former credit union official against suspension and by National Credit Union Administration
• Defense of individual against criminal charges of involvement in 18 million dollar international weapons transaction
• Defense of podiatrist against criminal prosecution for fraud, violation of mail, wire fraud and insurance fraud statutes
• Defense of employers against alleged wrongful employment termination and discrimination
• Alleged violation of non-compete, non-solicitation, and trade secret agreements
• Defense of managed care organization’s senior management and board directors against alleged breaches of fiduciary duty
• Defense of numerous statewide and nationwide physician, dentist and patient class actions against managed care organizations over various issues including provider reimbursement and health plan benefit coverage
• Defense of insurer against demand for coverage on 12 million dollar claim for damage to prototype military technology
• Extensive complex discovery of electronic information
• Privacy, security and HIPAA compliance
• Defense of managed care organization against state insurance department supervision, rehabilitation and liquidation actions
• State Medicaid agency denial of contract for managed care organization to participate in State Medicaid program
• Medicaid managed care organization challenge to state’s reimbursement rates
• Defense of employer health benefit plan sponsor in Department of Labor investigation into alleged breach of fiduciary duties arising out handling of plan funds and non-compliance with statutory reporting requirements
• Challenge by hospital to state’s grant of certificate of need for ambulatory surgical center

Prior to joining Benton Potter & Murdock as a principal partner, Mr. Murdock was a partner in the litigation and health law practices of the Washington, D. C. office of Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C. Mr. Murdock has also served as an in-house counsel to the Travelers Insurance Companies in Hartford, Connecticut, and as a litigator with the law firm of Robertson, Notarius & McNeil in Arlington, Virginia. He has been an adjunct professor of law at the Washington School of Law at American University, where he taught a course entitled Health Care Litigation and Dispute Resolution.

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