Anthony Argiropoulos

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• Obtained arbitration award of over $110 million (including attorneys' fees) against United Healthcare (UHC) on behalf of national emergency care provider Envision Healthcare following a six-week arbitration hearing in Miami, Florida. The dispute concerned underpayments by UHC for medical services provided by Envision Healthcare to UHC members in 2017 and 2018.
• Represented a national medical group in multiple litigations in the Southeast against a health insurer and certain of the insurer’s affiliates seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in underpayments. The cases were settled on a confidential basis prior to trial.  
• Recovered over $19 million for a former hospital operator in breach of contract litigation against a governmental entity/hospital license holder. The sums represented collections for services rendered to New Jersey patients.
• Tried the first post-COVID complex commercial jury trial in New Jersey on behalf of Deborah Heart and Lung Center against Virtua Health, Inc. The case settled on a confidential basis during trial.
• Obtained dismissal of RICO claims against regional hospital and hospital CEO.
• Successfully represented a health care management company in a claim against a for-profit hospital for breach of a master services agreement based on failure to pay multimillion-dollar performance bonuses and raiding. Anthony successfully stopped the raiding through a federal court injunction that was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and settled the case before trial.
• Won a summary judgment motion for a multibillion-dollar retailer in an over $24 million unfair competition and breach of contract lawsuit brought by a commercial developer alleging that it was duped by the retailer and the retailer’s member.
• Represented a national emergency medicine and anesthesiology provider practice in disputes against a national insurance company for breach of contract and failure to properly reimburse providers for services rendered to patients.
• Represented out-of-network emergency medicine and anesthesiology providers in suits against a national insurance company for failure to pay fair market value for care and breach of contract.
• Represents a multibillion-dollar retailer in National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL) and state court opioid litigations.
• Successfully argued to the New Jersey Supreme Court that the “common knowledge” exception should not apply to the New Jersey Affidavit of Merit statute.
• Served as lead trial counsel for a Silicon Valley and Japanese hardware component manufacturer in an international theft of trade secrets claim involving the design of microprocessors and arising in China. The case was settled on a confidential basis prior to trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
• Successfully defended a regional medical practice insurer against claims for over $2 million in fees arising from Lanham Act and false advertising claims.
• Represented a multibillion-dollar retailer in its licensing dispute against an enterprise content management software company. The retailer preemptively sued the software company, and the case was subsequently settled.

Representative Decisions

• Cowley v. Virtua Health Sys., Supreme Court Docket No. 081891 (May 4, 2020)
• Mejia v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc., Supreme Court Docket No. 082739 ( Mar. 16, 2020)
• MVP Health Plan, Inc. v. Cotiviti, Inc., 1:18-CV-677 (N.D. NY Nov. 1, 2019)
• Deborah Heart & Lung Ctr. v. Virtua Health, Inc., A-2307-17T1, 2019 WL 3162362 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. July 16, 2019), cert. denied, 240 N.J. 188 (2019)
• Capital Health Sys., Inc. v. Veznedaroglu, 15-8288, 2017 WL 751855 (D.N.J. Feb. 27, 2017)
• Cardionet, Inc. v. Medi-Lynx Cardiac Monitoring, LLC, CV158592MASTJB, 2016 WL 4445749 (D.N.J. Aug. 22, 2016)
• HR Staffing Consultants LLC v. Butts,627 Fed. Appx. 168 (3d Cir. 2015)
• HR Staffing Consultants LLCv. Butts, No. 15-3155, 2015 WL 3492609 (D.N.J.  June 2, 2015)
• Arsenal, Inc., t/a Arsenal Associations v. Ammons,2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166783 (E.D.Pa. Dec. 2, 2014) (Brody, U.S.D.J.)
• Hanover 3201 Realty, LLC v. Village Supermarkets, Inc.,2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140286 (D.N.J. Oct. 2, 2014) (Chesler, U.S.D.J.)
• CPS Medmanagement LLC f/k/a McKesson Medication Management, LLC v. Bergen Regional Medical Center, L.P.,940 F. Supp. 2d 141; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49518 (D.N.J. Apr. 4, 2013) (McNulty, U.S.D.J.)
• Deborah Heart & Lung Ctr. v. Penn Presbyterian Med. Ctr.,2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55654 (D.N.J., Apr. 19, 2012) (Bumb, U.S.D.J.)
• John Marino, D.C. v. Twin Rivers Podiatry, P.A., Twin Rivers Podiatric Surgery Center, L.L.C., Dr. John Rafetto, D.P.M. and Dr. Brian Stahl, D.P.M.,N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1096 (App. Div. 2012)
• GMK Properties, LLC, f/k/a GYMK Properties, LLC, and Martin’s Liquors, LLC v. Developers Diversified Realty Corporation; Centerton Square, LLC; Wegman’s Food Markets, Inc. and South Jersey Wine & Spirits, LLC,N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 332 (App. Div. 2012)
• Deborah Heart and Lung Center v. Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, et al.,2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149664; 2012-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) P77, 760 (D.N.J. Dec. 30, 2011) (Bumb, U.S.D.J.)
• Creative Marketing Alliance, Inc. v. Consolidated Services Group, Inc.,Civil Action No. 09-518 (MLC) 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41123
• Creative Marketing Alliance, Inc. v. Consolidated Services Group, Inc.,Civil Action No. 09-518 (MLC) 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32682
• EUSA Pharma (US), Inc. v. Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited et al.,594 F. Supp. 2d 570 (E.D.Pa. 2009)
• Prospect Rehabilitation Services, Inc. v. Squitieri,392 N.J. Super. 157; 920 A.2d 135; 2007 N.J. Super. LEXIS 110 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), certif. denied,192 N.J. 293, 927 A.2d 1292, 2007 N.J. LEXIS 1046 (N.J., July 12, 2007)