Companies doing business with all levels of government face increasing exposure under federal and state False Claims Acts (FCAs). Company whistleblowers are filing record numbers of new FCA cases, and the U.S. Department of Justice and state Attorney Generals are ramping-up fraud investigations and prosecutions nationwide. Taught by a panel of experienced FCA practitioners including prosecutors, whistleblowers' counsel, defense counsel and in-house counsel, this conference will cover key trends in government FCA enforcement and whistleblower actions. Panelists will discuss important developments in FCA enforcement from various perspectives, such as crafting corporate compliance plans to limit FCA liability, interacting with government prosecutors and agents during FCA investigations, whether to make voluntary disclosures and cooperate with the government, navigating the intricacies of settlement with the government, and recent developments in FCA jurisprudence that impact companies.
Lecture Topics [Total time 03:50:10]
Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
- Federal and State False Claims Acts [00:59:30]
Kristina S. Azlin, Vince Farhat, Paul S. Chan, Siobhan A. Franklin, Wayne T. Lamprey
- Government Investigations and Settlements [01:33:00]
Vince Farhat, Paul S. Chan, Siobhan A. Franklin, Wayne T. Lamprey, Susan R. Hershman, Richard W. Johns, Paul DeMedeiros
- FCA Liability: Enforcement Trends and Limiting Exposure [01:17:40]
Kristina S. Azlin, Susan R. Hershman, Vince Farhat, Richard W. Johns, Paul J. Ehlenbach, Paul DeMedeiros, Paul S. Chan
The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:
- Civil False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C.A. Section 3729, Et. Seq.
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- California False Claims Act, Cal. Gov't Code Sections 12650-12656
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- Proposed 2012 Amendments to California FCA, Assembly Bill 2492
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- Companies Face Expanding Dangers and Pitfalls Under State False Claims Statutes
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- Common Law Claims As Adjuncts to a False Claims Action
Steven D Gordon, Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- United States Attorney's Manual, Title 4-4.110 (Civil Fraud Litigation)
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- Long Beach-Based Health Plan Pays Nearly $320 Million to Settle Allegations That it Received Overpayments for Medi-Cal Patients, U.S. Attorney's Office News Release, August 23, 2012
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Largest Medi-Cal Settlement in California History, California Department of Justice News Release, August 23, 2012
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- Current Trends in False Claims Act Enforcement in Health Care
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- The New Public Disclosure Bar Under the False Claims Act
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- United States Ex. Rel. Feldman v. Van Gorp, __ F.3d. __, 2012 WL 3832087 (2d CIR. Sept. 5, 2012)
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- Hooper v. Lockheed Martin Corporation, __ F.3d __, 2012 WL 3124970 (9th Cir. Aug. 2, 2012)
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- United States Ex Rel. Hutcheson v. Blackstone Medical, 647 F.3d 377 (1st Cir. 2011)
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- New York Ex Rel. Westmoreland v. Amgen, Inc. et al., 652 F.3d 103 (1st Cir. 2011)
Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- False Claims Act: Wave of the Future
Daniel I. Small, Vince Farhat, Kristina S. Azlin
- Index to Whistleblowers and the False Claims Act 2012
Presentation Material
- Federal and State False Claims Acts
Kristina S. Azlin
Co-Chair(s)
Speaker(s)
Paul S. Chan ~ Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks & Lincenberg
Paul DeMedeiros ~ CPA, Litigation & Investigative Support Specialist, Western Region Special Programs Office, Defense Contract Audit Agency
Siobhan A. Franklin ~ Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse
Susan R. Hershman ~ Assistant U.S. Attorney, Deputy Chief, Civil Fraud Section, Civil Division, Office of, the United States Attorney, California Central District, United States Department of Justice
Richard W. Johns ~ Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Alliance Healthcare Services (AIQ)
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