Overview
Henry Norwood represents clients in a range of law practice areas and industries, from coast to coast. Mr. Norwood concentrates his work in healthcare and managed care law, insurance coverage, ERISA, general liability, commercial litigation, professional liability, employment law, and cyber litigation. He is admitted to practice in California, Florida, Maine, and Massachusetts.
Mr. Norwood defends private businesses, insurance carriers and individuals in various managed care health and compliance matters, including hospital liability defense, nursing home defense, commercial health disputes, HIPAA, and healthcare organizational issues.
He is a noted author, having published more than 50 articles and book chapters on health care law, cyber security, and insurance matters.
Admissions
- California
- Florida
- Maine
- Massachusetts
Education
- Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law–J.D.
- University of Maine– B.A.
Professional Memberships
- American Bar Association
Pro Bono Services
- Mr. Norwood regularly provides pro bono legal representation to refugees fleeing persecution and seeking asylum in the United States.
Publications
- Reuters, “Pitfalls in hospital violence negligent security litigation,” by Abbye Alexander, Esq., Christopher Tellner, Esq., and Henry Norwood, Esq., 8-12-2025
- AHLA’s Health Law Weekly, “How Does HIPAA Apply to Deceased Patients?,” by Abbye Alexander, Esq., Christopher Tellner, Esq., and Henry Norwood, Esq., 6-27-2025
- Benefits Law Journal, “Into the Woods: Wilderness Therapy and the Mental Therapy Parity and Addiction Equity Act,” by Abbye Alexander, Esq., Christopher Tellner, Esq., and Henry Norwood, Esq., 6-24-2025
- ABA Health Lawyer, “The DEA, ALJs, and the Trinity: A Closer Look at the DEA’s Crackdown on Trinity Cocktail Prescriptions,” by Abbye Alexander, Esq., Christopher Tellner, Esq. and Henry Norwood, Esq., 6-4-2025
- Healthcare Risk Management, “OCR Imposes $1.5 Million Civil Monetary Penalty,” quotes Henry Norwood, Esq., 6-1-2025
- Continuous treatment doctrine applicability in medical malpractice claims, written by Abbye Alexander, Esq., Christopher Tellner, Esq., and Henry Norwood, Esq., 5-19-25
- Bloomberg Law’s Daily Labor Report, AI, Algorithm-Based Health Insurer Denials Pose New Legal Threat, quotes Henry Norwood, Esq., 4-8-2025
- Law360 Healthcare Authority, Medicare Advantage ‘Upcoding’ In Federal Crosshairs, quotes Henry Norwood, Esq., 4-15-25
- Does HIPAA Grant a Patient the Right to Change their Medical Record?, published by AHLA’s Health Law Weekly, written by Christopher Tellner, Esq. and Henry Norwood, Esq., 4-11-2025
- A Selective Review: When Can a Health Plan Administrator’s Determination Be Overruled for Insufficient Review of a Claim?, published by Benefits Law Journal, written by Abbye Alexander, Christopher Tellner, and Henry Norwood, 3-17-2025
- Healthcare Risk Management, Adverse Event Investigations Require Focus on Just Culture, Improvements, quotes Henry Norwood, Esq., 3-1-2025
- A messy situation: shifting legal theories applicable to blood bank litigation, published by Reuters Legal News, written by Abbye Alexander, Esq., Christopher Tellner, Esq., and Henry Norwood, Esq., 2-25-2025
- Part B News, Prevent harm to staff and patients – and your practice – with tight security, quotes Henry Norwood, Esq., 2-24-2025
- Part B News, Can you force patients to get an AWV? Not without risk, quotes Henry Norwood, Esq., 2-3-25
- TJC Issues Sentinel Event Alert on Responding to Severe Weather Incidents, Healthcare Risk Management quotes Henry Norwood, Esq., January 2025
- Supreme Court’s silence fortifies 340B contract pharmacy laws, article in Modern Healthcare quotes Henry Norwood, Esq., 12-13-2024
- Loss of Chance Doctrine Claims Can Be Avoided, Health Risk Management quotes Henry Norwood, Esq., 12-1-2024
- Does the thing speak for itself? Surgical fires and res ipsa loquitur, published 11-21-2024 in Reuters and WestLaw Today, written by attorneys Abbye Alexander, Christopher Tellner, Henry Norwood
- A False Advantage: Can an Anti-Assignment Clause Negate ERISA Standing? authors Christopher Tellner, Esq., Abbye Alexander, Esq. and Henry Norwood, Esq., published in Benefits Law Journal, 9-23-2024 (Vol. 37 , Autumn 2024)
- Putting A Percentage on Survival: Understanding Loss of Chance Medical Malpractice Claims by Abbye Alexander, Christopher Tellner, & Henry Norwood, Esq., published in Reuters, 9-12-2024
- Unique Identifier Rule Can Be Confusing, quotes Henry Norwood, Esq. in Healthcare Risk Management, 9-2024
- Chevron Ruling Will Bring Uncertainty to Healthcare Compliance, quotes Henry Norwood, Esq., in Healthcare Risk Management, 9-1-2024
- Algorithms in Private Health Insurance Litigation: The Precursor to AI?, Bloomberg Law, contributors Abbye E. Alexander, Esq.; Christopher J. Tellner,Esq.; & Henry E. Norwood, Esq., 8-20-2024
- Health Care Operations & Compliance, Professional Perspective – Exclusive Dealing & Drug Formularies: A Case Study on the Epipen Litigation, by Christopher Tellner, Esq., Abbye Alexander, Esq., Henry Norwood, Esq., published in Bloomberg Law, 8-2024
- The Eye in the Sky: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring and Associated Malpractice Risks, by Kaufman Dolowich attorneys Christopher J. Tellner, Abbye E. Alexander and Henry Norwood, published by Reuters, 6-25-2024
- How the HCFA Form 1500 Can Make or Break ERISA Standing in Health Plan Disputes, by Henry Norwood, Esq. and Justin Russell, Esq., published by American Bar Association-Health Law Publication, 6-25-2024
- Insurance Reimbursement Complications in the Age of Remote Patient Monitoring, by Attorneys Abbye Alexander, Christopher Tellner, and Henry Norwood, as published in the Benefits Law Journal, Vol. 37, No. 2 Summer 2024
- Attorneys Abbye Alexander & Henry Norwood quoted in Part B News article: Are No-Shows Fees Legal? 6-17-2024
- Henry Norwood, Esq.’s article “The Joint Negligence Theory of Contractual Indemnity: Shielding Indemnitees for Concerted Action,” published in the Nova Law Review, Vol. 48, 2024
- Sharing Screens, Not Secrets: Preventing Inadvertent Privilege Disclosures When Videoconferencing, article by Henry Norwood, Esq. and Jack Kallus, Esq., published in LegalTech News, 3-1-2024
- Volunteers Need Screening and Training to Avoid Liability Risks, article in Health Care Risk Management quotes Henry Norwood , Esq., 2-2-2024
- Relias Media/Healthcare Risk Management article: Apologizing Still Works, But Ensure It Is Done Correctly, quoted Henry Norwood, Esq., 2-1-2024
- Henry Norwood, Esq. quoted in the Healthcare Risk Management article: How to Educate the Board on Quality and Safety as QAPI Expects, 1-3-2024
- Henry Norwood, Esq. quoted in the Healthcare Risk Management article: ‘Take Care of Maya’ Verdict Could Have Chilling Effect, 1-3-2024
- Reuters Legal and WestLaw published Kaufman Dolowich article, “Second Assignments in Health Litigation: Can Medical Debt Collectors Sue?” written by Abbye Alexander, Christopher Tellner, and Henry Norwood, Esq.s
- Henry Norwood, Esq., quoted in article: President’s Group on Patient Safety Publishes Recommendations, in Healthcare Risk Management, 11-1-2023
- Cross-Plan Offsetting in ERISA Health Plans, by Henry Norwood, Esq., published by The American Bar Association, 10-2023
- Healthcare Organizations as Health Data Fiduciaries: An International Analysis, in Personal Health Informatics: Patient Participation in Precision Health, Springer Publishing, chapter by Henry Norwood & Paul DeMuro, 2023
- Health Information Privacy & Security, in Health Informatics 3rd Edition, Springer Publishing, chapter by Henry Norwood & Paul DeMuro, 2022
- Reasonableness: The Foundation of Federal Immunity for Medical Professional Review Committees, Reuters, article by Abbye E. Alexander, Christopher J. Tellner , Henry E. Norwood, 2021
- Dawn of Digital Health Care: Risks & Strategies for Liability, Coverage, PropertyCasualty 360, article by Laura Ruettgers, Christopher Tellner, Abbye Alexander & Henry Norwood, November 10, 2021
- The Road So Far: The Scope of OCR’s HIPAA Right of Access Initiative, ABA: The Health Lawyer, article by Henry Norwood, 2021
- EEOC Says Employers Can Mandate Vaccines – with Exceptions, Healthcare Risk Management, ft. Henry Norwood, 2021
- The Causation Problem in Robotically Assisted Surgical Device Litigation, Reuters, article by Abbye Alexander, Chris Tellner, & Henry Norwood, August 31, 2021
- Ransomware in the Healthcare Industry, in ABA:Health eSource, article by Henry Norwood & Paul DeMuro, 2021
- PREP Act Civil Liability Immunity: a public health emergency defense of rare applicability, article by Abbye Alexander, Chris Tellner, & Henry Norwood, Reuter, 2021
- New Ransomware Advisory Warns of Penalties for Ransom Payments, Insurance Coverage Law Center, article by Henry Norwood & Avery Dial, 2020
Blogs
- CMS Extends Off-Cycle Revalidation Deadline for Skilled Nursing Facilities to January 1, 2026, by Abbye Alexander, Esq., Christopher Tellner, Esq., and Henry Norwood, Esq., 8-12-2025
- Northern District of Texas Vacates Most of HHS “Reproductive Health Privacy” HIPAA Rule, by Abbye Alexander, Esq., Christopher Tellner, Esq., and Henry Norwood, Esq., 7-8-2025
- Eighth Circuit Joins Growing Trend to Bar Patient Standing in Cross-Plan Offsetting Costs, by Abbye Alexander, Esq., Christopher Tellner, Esq., and Henry Norwood, Esq., 6-5-2025
- Proposed Changes to HIPAA Security Rule Under Review, by Abbye Alexander, Esq., Christopher Tellner, Esq., and Henry Norwood, Esq., 5-22-2025
- New Law Could Mean Fewer Claims for Florida Assisted Living Facilities, article by Christopher Brown, Partner and Henry Norwood, Associate, 2-28-2024
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