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Jennifer joined the firm in November, 2010. Prior to joining Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, Jennifer was a Senior Associate with Williams Kastner. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation, health care law, product liability defense and real estate law. Prior to her law career, Jennifer worked in the real estate industry for several years. She has been named to Rising Stars for 2010 by Washington Law & Politics magazine.
Brian Grimm joined the firm in August 2010. Prior to joining Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S., Brian was a partner in the Trial Group at Dorsey & Whitney LLP. Brian represents clients in a diverse range of disputes in the federal and state courts of Washington and throughout the U.S., as well as before administrative agencies and arbitration panels. Brian also has particularly substantial experience representing healthcare providers in disputed matters arising under Washington’s certificate of need laws, including in adjudicative proceedings before the Washington Department of Health, judicial review proceedings in superior court, and in appeals to the Washington Court of Appeals and the Washington Supreme Court.
Kelly Thomas rejoined the firm in February 2010. Kelly's practice focuses on health care regulatory, reimbursement, and fraud and abuse issues. She represents health care providers nationwide in administrative appeals and litigation involving the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Kelly has also assisted health care providers and suppliers, including hospitals and health systems, academic medical centers, physicians, and imaging centers with internal investigations of allegations of fraud or other noncompliance with state or federal health care laws.
December 31, 2009 - Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S. announces elevation of two associates to shareholders, effective January 1, 2010: Timothy E. Allen, and Jennifer L. Moore. Click here to read the entire article.
Dan Keefe joined the firm in November 2009. Prior to joining Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S., Dan was with Helsell Fetterman for three years. He was with Reed McClure for three years, first as a senior associate then as a shareholder. He also spent more than five years as an associate attorney with Bullivant Houser Bailey in Seattle, after practicing two years in Spokane. While at these firms, his work focused on insurance defense litigation ranging from auto, product and premises liability to asbestos defense, pharmaceutical work, toxic tort and multidistrict litigation. Dan received his J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law.
The Washington State Supreme Court issued its decision in Ambach v. French, holding that a medical malpractice plaintiff cannot obtain relief under the Consumer Protection Act ("CPA") by alleging that the doctor performed surgery instead of non-surgical treatment for business reasons. The court stated that payment for medical treatment "does not transform medical expenses into business or property harm" that can support a CPA claim--the monetary injury "cannot be separated from the personal injury" at issue in the medical malpractice claim. Carol Sue Janes, Senior Attorney with Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, co-authored the amicus brief submitted by the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.
The full decision is available here:
Bennett Bigelow & Leedom has filed an action against the State on the behalf of the Washington State Pharmacy Association and others to prevent implementation of drastic cuts in reimbursement for certain drugs dispensed to Medicaid patients. The lawsuit asserts that the State's action violates federal law, which requires the State to assure that Medicaid patients have access to services of like quality to those generally available in the community, because the cuts will force some pharmacies to drop out of the Medicaid program and will force others to stop dispensing life-saving drugs, such as those commonly prescribed for AIDS patients. On March 31, 2009, U.S. District Judge Robert Bryan granted a temporary restraining order against the State, enjoining implementation of the cuts until a more extensive hearing on the lawsuit. Links to the complaint and temporary restraining order are
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For further information, please contact David Robbins.
Seattle, Washington - Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S. today announced that Robert G. Stevens, CLM, has joined the firm as its Executive Director...
Amy Magnano joined the firm in September 2007. Prior to joining the firm, Amy clerked for the Honorable Ann Schindler of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I. Amy received her J.D., magna cum laude from Seattle University School of Law.
Bennett Bigelow & Leedom is pleased to announce that our own Tim Allen has received ...
Megan Grembowski joined the firm in September 2006. She was our Summer Associate last year and has returned to start her practice. Prior to joining the firm, Megan externed at the California Medical Association during law school. Megan received her J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law.
