**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** This September, the Qui Tam Section will present a two-part series on developments relating to pandemic relief fraud. On Sept. 27, 2023, this second panel will explore how the response to pandemic relief fraud is playing out on the...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** We will explore the current and future impact of generative artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) on FCA practice and liability theories, including an examination of: (1) the use of AI/ML by government agencies, as well as some relator’s counsel, to...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** What are the challenges, predictions, and vision for the False Claims Act of the future? Hear from highly respected leaders on all sides (government, relator, defense bar) who have dedicated their careers to False Claims Act enforcement and defense...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** This panel will discuss all aspects of TRICARE, a DOD healthcare program that provides civilian health benefits to military service members, reservists, retirees, and their dependents. Panelists from the Defense Health Agency, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and Department of...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** Seven years ago, Escobar began altering the trajectory of how government agencies’ continued payment to FCA defendants impacts materiality. Since then, lower courts have varied in their approaches to the issue: one court described continued government payment as a...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** The discussion will provide an overview of the Government’s dismissal authority under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(2)(A) of the False Claims Act, the variables considered from a defense and relator perspective when the exercise of that authority is sought, the...
EVENT RECAP The Government and Modern FCA Practice The Qui Tam Section hosted its Annual Hybrid Qui Tam Conference on Thursday, February 22 – Friday, February 23, 2024. Session programming explored the fundamental role that the government plays in all FCA qui tam cases, from...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** This roundtable will examine parallel proceedings under the False Claims Act and related criminal statutes. In 90 minutes, we will follow a case from inception, to investigation, to litigation/prosecution, and global resolution. What makes a case remain civil or...
*Program hosted in (ET) time zone** When a whistleblower alleges that healthcare fraud took place in California, there is an increasing chance that there is also a cause of action under the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act in addition to the False Claims Act and...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** This roundtable will bring together a diverse group of government and defense attorneys to discuss everything you’ve ever wanted to know about working with the Office of the Inspector General but were afraid to ask. When should you get...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** Managed care is a huge and growing part of our public health spending. Surprisingly, we are still seeing arguments that defrauding managed care is immaterial to the government because payments are capitated. (Despite the fact that the definition of...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** The Government intervenes in roughly one out of five False Claims Act cases. What distinguishes the intervened case from the other four? This experienced panel of Government attorneys will explore practical issues and considerations impacting intervention decisions, best practices...