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Samuel Ruddy

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Areas of Focus

Overview

Samuel H. Ruddy litigates complex health care and employee benefits disputes. As a member of Crowell & Moring’s Health Care Group and cross-sectional Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, Sam represents managed care organizations, health insurers, employers, trade associations, and health care providers in federal, state, and arbitral forums. He also counsels managed care organizations, health insurers, and trade associations regarding mental health parity and provider reimbursement issues, and he advises health care providers and patient advocacy organizations on price transparency compliance.

Additionally, Sam maintains an active pro bono practice. His past pro bono work includes representing voters challenging election officials’ refusal to certify election results, representing veterans in disability benefit appeals, and coauthoring amicus briefs in high-profile cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. 

During law school, Sam was editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Environmental Law Review and a member of the Appellate Litigation Clinic. He also interned for the Honorable Patty Shwartz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Prior to law school, Sam served in the Obama Administration, first as an associate in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel and then as a special assistant in the Enforcement and Compliance Division of the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration.

Career & Education

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    • The White House
      Associate, Office of Presidential Personnel, 2015–2016
    • Department of Commerce
      Special Assistant, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 2016–2017
    • The White House
      Associate, Office of Presidential Personnel, 2015–2016
    • Department of Commerce
      Special Assistant, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 2016–2017

    • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., magna cum laude, 2015
    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, 2020
    • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., magna cum laude, 2015
    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, 2020

    • Maryland
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    • Maryland
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Sam's Insights

Client Alert | 35 min read | 07.11.24

The Supreme Court’s Double Hammer to Agencies: Loper Bright and Corner Post Set New Precedents for Challenging Federal Agency Action

On Friday, June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (“Chevron”)[1] in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (No. 22-451) and Relentless v. Dep’t of Commerce (No. 22–1219)[2] (the two cases collectively referred to as “Loper Bright”), bringing an official end to the decades-old and eponymously named “Chevron deference” doctrine. Not content to stop there, the Court returned fresh to work Monday, July 1, to, in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (No. 22-451)[3] (“Corner Post”), effectively extend the limitations period to challenge final agency actions under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”)....

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Representative Matters

  • Representing health plans in litigation and arbitration matters regarding reimbursement rates and provider billing practices.
  • Defending ERISA plan claims administrators in appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit regarding mental health benefits.
  • Representing health insurance issuers in class actions regarding mental health benefits.
  • Defending managed care organizations against ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claims alleging health benefit claims overpayments.
  • Representing a nursing home in appeals challenging a state Inspector General’s audit adjustment to the home’s per diem Medicaid rate.
  • Drafting appellate amicus briefs on ERISA statutory interpretation issues for trade associations representing employee benefit plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and service providers.
  • Counseling health plans on compliance with mental health parity laws and regulations.
  • Counseling managed care organizations, health care providers, and patient advocates on federal No Surprises Act regulations.

Sam's Insights

Client Alert | 35 min read | 07.11.24

The Supreme Court’s Double Hammer to Agencies: Loper Bright and Corner Post Set New Precedents for Challenging Federal Agency Action

On Friday, June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (“Chevron”)[1] in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (No. 22-451) and Relentless v. Dep’t of Commerce (No. 22–1219)[2] (the two cases collectively referred to as “Loper Bright”), bringing an official end to the decades-old and eponymously named “Chevron deference” doctrine. Not content to stop there, the Court returned fresh to work Monday, July 1, to, in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (No. 22-451)[3] (“Corner Post”), effectively extend the limitations period to challenge final agency actions under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”)....

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Insights

Client Alert | 35 min read | 07.11.24

The Supreme Court’s Double Hammer to Agencies: Loper Bright and Corner Post Set New Precedents for Challenging Federal Agency Action

Client Alert | 7 min read | 08.02.23

New Proposed MHPAEA Rule Builds on NQTL Comparative Analysis Standards

Speaking Engagement | 03.15.23

“Navigating Mental Health Parity Risk in an Ever-changing Regulatory Environment,” Healthcare Ounce of Prevention Seminar (HOOPS) 2023–Navigating the Rapid Developments in Health Care.

Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.13.22

Insurers’ COVID-19 Notepad: What You Need to Know Now - Week of December 12, 2022
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Practices

Sam's Insights

Client Alert | 35 min read | 07.11.24

The Supreme Court’s Double Hammer to Agencies: Loper Bright and Corner Post Set New Precedents for Challenging Federal Agency Action

On Friday, June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (“Chevron”)[1] in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (No. 22-451) and Relentless v. Dep’t of Commerce (No. 22–1219)[2] (the two cases collectively referred to as “Loper Bright”), bringing an official end to the decades-old and eponymously named “Chevron deference” doctrine. Not content to stop there, the Court returned fresh to work Monday, July 1, to, in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (No. 22-451)[3] (“Corner Post”), effectively extend the limitations period to challenge final agency actions under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”)....

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