Overview
Henry Norwood concentrates his practice in ERISA litigation and compliance, general liability, commercial litigation, employment law, and managed care. He is diligent in recognizing businesses’ complex challenges, and considers all potential outcomes and approaches before proceeding to court.
Mr. Norwood defends clients in claims under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) arising from disputes in defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans. This includes benefits claims by participants, claims for breach of fiduciary duty, and multi-employer welfare administrators in benefit payment. He aids clients in avoiding litigation with administrative processing of benefit claims, and in the use of alternative dispute resolution to resolve matters.
In his commercial and general liability litigation work, Mr. Norwood defends business clients and insurance carriers in liability claims, including bodily injury, allegations of bad faith, and claims of breach of duty. In his employment law work, Mr. Norwood litigates through arbitration and litigation in class action defense, and in claims of discrimination and harassment. He also advises employers in several employment practice matters.
Mr. Norwood further represent clients in a wide range of managed care health litigation and compliance, including hospital liability defense, nursing home defense, commercial health disputes, HIPAA, and healthcare organizational issues.
Admissions
- California (pending admission)
- Florida
- Maine
- Massachusetts
Education
- Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, JD
- University of Maine, BA
Publications
- 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
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