Attorneys Arguing for Dismissal of Medicare Set-Aside Suit Today

By John Kamin, Legal EditorAttorneys will attempt to convince a federal judge in Alabama this afternoon that the government filed its Medicare reimbursement suit against a number of defendants at least three months after the statute of limitations expired.U.S. District Court Judge Karon Bowdre will consider multiple motions to dismiss the federal government's suit under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act in USA v. Stricker, et al.The U.S. Department of Justice filed the suit in December 2009, alleging that both defendants and plaintiffs in a 2003 class-action lawsuit -- as well as their atto...