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Burns, Cunningham & Mackey, P.C., Attorneys at Law
50 St. Emanuel St.
Mobile, AL 36602
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Burns, Cunningham & Mackey, P.C.
P.O. Box 1583
Mobile, AL 36633
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In the US: 251-432-0612
Fax: 251-432-0625
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Health Care Fraud
/by Pete BurnsBruce Moilan is $5.5 million richer because he blew the whistle on South Texas Health Systems in a qui tam suit. San Antonio Express-News (10/31, Brezovsky) The False Claim Act prohibits hospitals from paying doctors for patient referrals. Reason being the independent judgment of the doctor is compromised if he has a financial stake in […]
Legal Malpractice
/by Pete BurnsLawyers are busy. Sometimes we are busier than others. The efficient lawyer focuses on matters that that require the attention of a lawyer and delegates administrative work to non-lawyers in the office. Some client questions are administrative and do not need the lawyer to answer. Has the deposition been rescheduled? Have you received the settlement […]
Support the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitraton Act
/by Billy CunninghamWith Congress in the midst of debating and considering the health package now is a good time to ask them to pass Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act ( Senate Bill 2838) to help protect our elderly from the basic unfairness of arbitration contracts when a nursing home patient is neglected or abused. The bill […]
Some Things In Life Are Free
/by Pete MackeyOur firm attended a fund raiser last night for the Mobile Volunteer Lawyers Program. It was good fun, good friends, decent food (hey – it was a banquet) and great feelings. The event was part of Pro Bono Week, celebrating volunteer lawyer programs across the country. Several local lawyers who are also amateur actors put […]
Nursing Homes and Healthcare Reform
/by Billy CunninghamWe read every day about Congress wrestling with health care reform. Hand in hand with Congress are the groups were refer to as lobbyist- there to make sure their particular industry is protected. One of those groups is the nursing home industry, which is already facing a $16 billion cut in direct support from Medicare […]