COVID Litigation Against Long-Term Care Facilities: Plaintiff and Defense Strategies in State and Federal Court

Ms. Shimonsky primarily handles health care defense litigation including both long term care cases and medical malpractice cases. She also assists health care companies with other issues that inevitably arise in the industry including navigating regulatory issues, developing and implementing proactive risk management protocols, and providing general legal guidance as technical legal issues arise. Outside of the health care industry, Ms. Shimonsky handles products liability cases, complex business disputes, general professional malpractice including representing clients in administrative board matters, and a variety of diverse issues depending on her clients’ needs. 

Mr. Brusca dedicates his practice to representing vulnerable individuals and their families in wrongful death, catastrophic injury, negligence and abuse claims arising in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, psychiatric facilities, hospitals, boarding and group homes. He is a frequent lecturer to lay organizations and fellow attorneys at the state and national level on topics such as facility selection, resident care, litigation, trial practice, and technology issues.

Mr. Barnard is the former vice chair of the firm’s Government Enforcement and Investigations Group with first chair criminal and civil trial experience. Outside of the courtroom, he regularly serves as the representative for individuals and corporations while interacting with the government in a wide variety of scenarios. With a primary focus on advising clients in response to government investigations, he offers full-spectrum legal services to entities and individuals involved in any phase of government investigations including Congressional Investigations and coordination efforts with the government where clients are not the focus of the inquiry. Mr. Barnard offers in-depth experience with qui tams under the False Claims Act as well as federal and state investigations, with a large portion of his practice serving organizations and professionals in the health and defense industries. Other areas of practice include government contracts and procurement fraud; cybersecurity; national security; military law; defending law enforcement in civil rights litigation; and general commercial litigation and trial experience.

Mr. Goodwin practices in the Shreveport, LA area. He began his career as a medical malpractice defense lawyer but switched over to the plaintiff's side. He recently obtained a plaintiff verdict in a lost chance medical malpractice case (currently pending on appeal).