**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...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** Mortgage fraud continues to be an area ripe for qui tams, and this seems likely to be the case in the future. The panel will include attorneys from the Department of Justice’s Commercial Litigation, Fraud Section; an attorney who...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** This False Claims Act roundtable includes the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Coordinators and equivalents from each of the four California U.S. Attorney’s Offices. The panel will discuss the uniqueness of each district; the triage, work up, and litigation procedures for...
This program is designed for law students, law clerks, and newer lawyers to share an insider’s view on the practice of civil enforcement law in the False Claims Act and other whistleblower statutes with perspectives from the bench, the government, the whistleblower counsel, and defense...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** This qui tam program will focus on who the parties to qui tam actions are, with an advanced discussion of how the inclusion or exclusion of certain parties affects qui tam cases. Among other topics, this program will discuss...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** Hosted by the FBA’s Qui Tam Section, often in cooperation with local FBA chapters, “The False Claims Act Today” is a discussion series that examines the details of real-life FCA practice in specific jurisdictions. Sessions typically focus on...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** So, settlement discussions aren’t going anywhere, and you need to prepare your case for trial … Now what? This diverse panel of current (and former) federal prosecutors, relator’s counsel, and defense attorneys will discuss some of the key strategic...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** The Department of Justice launched its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative in October 2021. What has happened the last three years? The panel will discuss lessons learned during the infancy of the initiative, including the type of cases that have led...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** More than a year ago, the Supreme Court in SuperValu substantively addressed the False Claims Act’s scienter element, holding that scienter refers to a particular defendant’s knowledge and subjective beliefs, not to what an objectively reasonable person may have...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** Hosted by the FBA’s Qui Tam Section, often in cooperation with local FBA chapters, “The False Claims Act Today” is a discussion series that examines the details of real-life FCA practice in specific jurisdictions. Sessions typically focus on a...
**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** Although the federal government contributes billions of dollars to Native American tribes every year, one rarely hears about False Claims Act (FCA) cases involving the protection of these funds. Indeed, there have only been a handful of FCA cases...