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Goodbye to Allison Engine?How Changes in the False Claims Act After FERA Will Affect Your PracticeDate: Thursday, June 25, 2009Format: Teleconference and Live Audio WebcastDuration: 90 minutes |
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The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education |
12:00 PM-1:30 PM Eastern |
11:00 AM-12:30 PM Central |
10:00 AM-11:30 AM Mountain |
9:00 AM-10:30 AM Pacific |
Program Description
On May 20, 2009, President Obama signed into law historic amendments to the False Claims Act, the first since this 150-year old statute was overhauled two decades ago. Since then, recoveries under the Act for fraud on the federal government have exceeded $22 billion, primarily because of the qui tam whistleblower provisions rewarding a share of the recoveries to private citizens who report fraud on the government. The 2009 False Claims Act amendments were enacted as part of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (“FERA”), a comprehensive measure designed to enhance the federal government’s ability to combat fraud.
After FERA, it is clear that False Claims Act actions will remain the predominant -- and potentially a more powerful -- vehicle for criminal and civil recoveries for fraud on the United States. In addition to authorizing nearly $500 million over the next two years to increase fraud investigations, prosecutions, and False Claims Act actions, FERA amends the liability provisions of the False Claims Act and makes several other important changes. Government contractors and organizations participating in federally-funded programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, will likely be among the first to feel the effects of FERA.
The panelists in this program -- representing all three sides of the qui tam divide (defense, relators and the Department of Justice) -- will explore the likely impact of FERA on False Claims Act investigations and litigation and address practice strategies in handling False Claims Act matters in light of the recent amendments to the Act.
Program Faculty
Moderator: Sarah Teachout, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX
Michael Granston, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
A. Jeff Ifrah, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Washington, DC
Joseph E.B. White, Executive Director, Taxpayers Against Fraud, Washington, DCCLE Credit
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