**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...
**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...