Category Archives: General
Protection From OSHA Retaliation
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created in 1970 as part of the United States Department of Labor. OSHA creates and enforces standards to help ensure a safe and healthful workplace. When employees at a workplace feel they are being asked to do something illegal or made to work in an unsafe… Read More »
Protection From FLSA Retaliation
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides a national minimum wage along with a rule requiring that workers be paid overtime at one and a half times their normal rate for every hour worked over 40 in a given week. Unfortunately, these simple rules are frequently violated by employers in Florida and around the… Read More »
Highlights from Daily Business Review’s Florida Legal Awards 2021
South Florida’s leading legal newspaper, the Daily Business Review, recently announced the recipients of their annual Florida Legal Awards. We are thrilled to announce that attorney Jonathan E. Freidin has been recognized as a 2021 “On the Rise” honoree, reserved for South Florida’s most promising young attorneys selected through peer nomination. Previously recognized by… Read More »
New Palm Gardens Hospital to Join Universal Health Services’ Florida Sector
On Monday February 1, Universal Health Services, a Fortune 500 healthcare company, announced development plans for a new 7-story, 270-bed hospital after purchasing a 32-acre lot in Palm Beach Gardens. Based out of Pennsylvania, Universal Health is a nationwide healthcare network with over 25 medical facilities in the state of Florida, as listed below…. Read More »
What Is Upcoding & Unbundling?
How to Recognize this Common Fraud Pattern Upcoding and unbundling are examples of healthcare billing fraud that involve the improper use of billing codes by health care providers. Billing codes (known as CPT codes) are a part of the Medicare healthcare program. The program uses a set of tables to determine how much a… Read More »
Attorney False Claims Act Case Referrals
Why We’re the Right Choice & What to Expect While a lot of our business comes directly from whistleblowers contacting us, we also work with and acceptreferralsfrom lawyers who have been contacted by the whistleblowers themselves. Because whistleblower laws are nuanced and complicated, with potential land mines throughout the process, teaming up with the… Read More »
Violating The False Claims Act
What are False Claims Act Penalties? The False Claims Act of 1863, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, also known as the “Abraham Lincoln Law,” is one of the federal government’s most powerful weapons against fraud. Although meant for both civil and criminal proceedings, the civil application of the Act is the primary means of federal… Read More »
Evaluating Pain and Suffering in Florida Med Mal Cases
Florida once again ranked in the Top 10 US states for medical malpractice payouts according to the 2019 Medical Malpractice Payout Report prepared by LeverageRx, an analytics resource and insurance marketplace for doctors. Another key finding in the publication is that, after a steady increase over the last few years, the average settlement for… Read More »
STAFFING ISSUES IN NURSING HOMES CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR OUR ELDERLY
To try to stay updated on Covid-related developments here in Florida (ie: for purely non-political reasons), I started following Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Twitter at the beginning of the Pandemic. Just a couple days ago, a tweet from the Governor came up on my feed indicating that, since the Pandemic Florida has established… Read More »
Attorney Jonathan Freidin Recovers $270k Personal Injury Settlement
Congratulations to attorney Jonathan Freidin, who recently recovered a $270,000 settlement on behalf of his client. The case involved a pedestrian who was struck by a security golf cart in her condominium parking lot, resulting in an ankle fracture and dislocation. “We are happy about this result for our client, who can finally have… Read More »
Whitney Untiedt: Leading Virtual Law Practice Innovator
As courtrooms across the country embrace technology in response to the coronavirus lock-down, Freidin Brown, P.A. attorney Whitney Untiedt is drawing upon her considerable trial experience and professional leadership to help other attorneys navigate the uncharted waters of virtual advocacy. Whitney has developed and contributed to several resources for lawyers who must quickly add… Read More »
COVID-19 Message
Safety Measures Adopted. Productivity Maintained. A message from attorney Jonathan Freidin: While the courthouses may be closed during these difficult times, our firm remains fully committed to our clients and our cases. In order to protect the health of our staff and our communities, we are utilizing technology to enable our entire office to… Read More »
Recent Sex Crimes Charges Cap Two Decades of Allegations against R. Kelly
Though you may have read the details regarding criminal charges announced in July 2019 against R. Kelly, you may be surprised to learn that allegations of sex crimes have dogged the artist since the early 1990s. The timeline of lawsuits, criminal cases, and other legal issues includes multiple criminal investigations and civil lawsuits, most… Read More »
Biography Video FAQs
What would your past clients say about you? – Philip Freidin I think, on the whole, our past clients are all very, very satisfied that we treated them fairly, that we treated them with respect, that we listened to their concerns, and we got them excellent results. I think they would also say that… Read More »
How To Report Medicare Fraud
An Introduction to Reporting Medicare Fraud Fraud is a serious problem that robs Medicare of hundreds of millions of dollars every year. Reducing this fraud is no simple matter. Medicare is the largest health program in the United States, and it generates more transactions annually than can be reasonably investigated for fraud. In order… Read More »