Ryan Harmanis

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Ryan Harmanis represents clients in complex matters, including health care litigation, nationwide class actions, and lawsuits brought by state attorneys general. Ryan has substantial experience in the life sciences and health care industries, including in qui tam actions under the False Claims Act (FCA) and state equivalents involving the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), the Stark Law, and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. Ryan also briefs and argues cases on appeal and has argued three times before the Ohio Supreme Court.

Ryan currently defends a pharmaceutical manufacturer in a nationwide class action and multidistrict litigation involving hundreds of cases, as well as a major Columbus company facing a false advertising claim. He recently represented a Fortune 500 company facing multiple lawsuits in federal court, including a securities fraud class action, and defended another Fortune 500 company in a class action alleging breach-of-warranty, fraud, and consumer protection claims.

Ryan's health care experience includes successfully defending a health system against FCA claims alleging violations of the Stark Law, successfully defending a Fortune 500 subsidiary facing multiple FCA lawsuits alleging anti-kickback violations, and representing a hospital system pursuing litigation against a large health plan for failing to pay claims at contract rates. He currently represents a major hospital system in an FCA case alleging violations of Medicaid regulations and a Fortune 500 company in a case alleging improper Medicaid billing.

Before joining Jones Day, Ryan served as a Deputy Solicitor General for the State of Ohio and worked on several cases argued before the United States Supreme Court.

Experience

  • Riverside acquires Certified Collision GroupJones Day advised The Riverside Company in the acquisition and financing of Certified Collision Group (CCG), a subscription-based membership network serving independent collision repair shops across the United States and Canada.
  • Sixth Circuit vacates class certification in securities lawsuit involving officers and directors of large public utility holding companyThe Sixth Circuit vacated class certification in a securities lawsuit in which Jones Day represented a group of current and former officers and directors of FirstEnergy Corp.
  • Hospital pursues litigation to secure reimbursement from commercial insurerJones Day represented a hospital system bringing suit against a large health plan, contending that the hospital had provided services to over 2100 patients who were plan members and the plan had wrongfully failed to pay the contracted rates the parties had agreed upon.
  • Private equity firm and portfolio company obtain voluntary dismissal of employment-related claimsJones Day represented a private equity firm and one of its portfolio companies in litigation brought by a former remote employee of the portfolio company.
  • Safelite secures complete dismissal of qui tam suitA Jones Day cross-office team achieved a complete dismissal of a California insurance fraud qui tam suit for our client Safelite, the market leader in vehicle glass repair and replacement services.
  • Saint Luke’s Health System secures dismissal of False Claims Act claims predicated on alleged Stark Law violationsJones Day successfully defended Saint Luke’s Health System in connection with a False Claims Act lawsuit based on alleged violations of the Stark Law.
  • Wells Fargo provides Chapter 11 financial reorganization plan for CBL PropertiesJones Day advised Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with the Chapter 11 financial reorganization plan of and secured exit financing for CBL Properties (“CBL”), a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and manages a portfolio of shopping malls.
  • Fortune 50 automaker opposes Ohio's efforts to recover $60 million in tax creditsJones Day represented a Fortune 50 automaker in opposing the State of Ohio's efforts to recover $60 million in job creation and job retention tax credits provided to the automaker in connection with the modernization of a manufacturing plant in Ohio.
  • Peabody secures Eighth Circuit victory upholding chapter 11 discharge of global warming claimsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a bankruptcy court order ordering three California municipalities to dismiss their global warming claims against Jones Day client Peabody Energy Corporation because those claims were discharged by Peabody's successful chapter 11 plan of reorganization.
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    OCTOBER 2024 Alert

    Federal Court Holds False Claims Act's Qui Tam Provisions Unconstitutional

    August 2024 Commentary

    Eighth Circuit Holds Penalties in Non-Intervened FCA Case Violate Excessive Fines Clause

    June 2023 Alert

    The U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies the Scienter Standard for False Claims Act Cases

    April 2023 Commentary

    Sixth Circuit Narrows Scope of Anti-Kickback Statute

    January 2023 Alert

    U.S. Supreme Court to Determine Scienter Standard for False Claims Act Cases

    February 2022 Commentary

    Eleventh Circuit Holds Excessive Fines Clause Applies to Penalties in Non-Intervened FCA Cases

    November 2021 Commentary

    Senate Judiciary Committee Votes to Approve Amendments to the False Claims Act

    December 2018 Alert

    Department of Justice Moves to Dismiss FCA Cases Involving Patient Support Services

    Additional Publications

    Publications Prior to Jones Day

    States' Stances on Public Interest Standing, 76 Ohio St. L.J. 729 (2015)

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