Kurt Copper represents clients in complex high-stakes litigation, particularly qui tam cases arising under the False Claims Act (FCA) and disputes with commercial insurers. A significant portion of his practice involves clients in the health care, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industries. He has successfully represented hospital systems, clinical laboratories, retail pharmacies, and other clients in cases seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in claimed damages. He routinely represents clients opposite private relators' counsel, the United States Department of Justice and other federal agencies, state AG and Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs), and commercial insurers.
Kurt recently helped lead the successful defense of a laboratory services provider in litigation brought by the state of Texas under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act, where Jones Day's client secured partial summary judgment. He likewise recently helped obtain dismissal of a qui tam case in the Eastern District of Texas federal court alleging Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) violations; an FCA action in the Southern District of Texas federal court; qui tam actions in Virginia and Georgia federal courts that alleged violations of Medicaid billing regulations and the AKS; an FCA action in California federal court; and a qui tam lawsuit in Maine federal court alleging so-called "reverse false claims."
He also has handled dozens of cases on behalf of out-of-network and in-network providers in litigation seeking appropriate reimbursement for their services from commercial payors.
He recently served as lead trial counsel in a case brought pursuant to an international treaty that was tried to a favorable verdict.
Experiência
- December 2015
The False Claims Act: New Developments and Continued Expansion - December 2014
The False Claims Act: The Government's Stick and Relator's Carrot
- The Ohio State University (J.D. magna cum laude 2007; Moritz Merit Scholar; Articles Editor, Ohio State Law Journal; ABA Moot Court Team; Order of the Coif); University of Notre Dame (B.A. cum laude 2004)
- Ohio, Florida, and Texas
Ohio Super Lawyers "Rising Star" (2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017)
Chambers USA (2021-present)
The Legal 500 (2023)
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Sara Lioi, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio (2007-2008)