Qui Tam:

False Claims acts allow a private person to file a sealed lawsuit (a qui tam suit) to recover monies wrongfully paid to a government contractor by federal or state governments as a result of false claims the defendant made to the government. For example, if a hospital is overcharging Medicare or Medicaid, an employee or other person can file a sealed qui tam lawsuit that will trigger an investigation, allow the government to recover up to triple damages as well as fines and penalties, and, potentially, pay a handsome reward. In the initial phases of the lawsuit, the defendant will not even know of the lawsuit or the ongoing investigation.

This BLT Live teleconference and live audio webcast will cover:

• How a whistleblower brings a qui tam suit
• How a company can avoid being the target through the use of compliance mechanisms
• How a company should react to internal complaints made by potential whistleblowers
• Issues involving the employment status of whistleblowers
• The use of internal investigations, releases, confidentiality, and severance agreements
• What to do after the government gets involved and the FBI comes knocking

David L. Haron (Moderator), Principal, Frank Haron Weiner & Navarro, PLC, Troy, MI

Daniel I. Small, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP,
Boston, MA

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$125 General Public

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