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FLS Attorney Nets Fees in Excess of $280k; Helps Poor Retain Access to Medicine
Miriam Harmatz was the lead counsel in a complex class action on behalf of Florida Medicaid recipients in which she ultimately prevailed against ACHA. Boiling the case down to its main holding, the result of the litigation is that patients in the Medicaid system will be able to continue to access the drug Neurontin. As ancillary relief, Miriam, along with co-counsel Jane Perkins, Neil Kodsi, Shawn Boehringer, and Jennifer Wimberly, secured a fee award from Florida ACHA in the amount of $288,336.
For much more background and to read the details, check out the Order on Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Litigation Expenses, here in PDF.