Edward S. Wardell
has represented a wide variety of health
care carriers, insurers and other businesses
in complex health care, ERISA, professional
liability, and tort litigation before the
state and federal courts of
New Jersey and
Pennsylvania.
Mr. Wardell has served as counsel to Aetna,
Inc., Aetna Health Inc., Health Net, Horizon
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey and
other members of the Blue Cross and Blue
Shield Association. He is widely recognized
as one of the leading litigation attorneys
in the area for health care insurers and
managed care entities.
Mr. Wardell represents
health care carriers in actions brought to
recover overpayments made to providers.
Among other actions, he has obtained
multi-million dollar recoveries for the
unlawful operation of medical practices;
from invalid employer groups; and from a
variety of other medical providers.
In
addition, some of Mr. Wardell's notable
accomplishments, was
named Fortune Magazine "Go To" Counsel and
selected by the New Jersey Association of
Health Plans to file its Amicus Brief in
Joseph Garcia, et al. v. Health Net of New
Jersey, Inc. v. Wayne
SurgicalCenter, et al.
