Many attorneys are unaware of the high-stakes, high-impact world of qui tam litigation — a practice area where legal advocacy meets public accountability. In this dynamic one-hour CLE, you'll gain a practical introduction to whistleblower representation under the False Claims Act (FCA), including how relators initiate claims, the government’s role in intervention, and the ethical and strategic considerations that arise throughout the process.
Whether you’re a litigator, employment lawyer, or corporate counsel, this session will equip you with insights that could surface in your own practice — from healthcare fraud and defense contracting to financial market misconduct.
The faculty are all members of The Anti-Fraud Coalition (TAF Coalition), a public interest, non-profit organization dedicated to defending and empowering whistleblowers who expose fraud on the government and the financial markets.
- Introduction to the False Claims Act
- Purpose
- Brief History
- Types of Cases
- Elements of a False Claims Act Violation
- Claim
- False
- Knowledge
- Materiality
- Damages
- Statute of Limitations
- First to file and public disclosure considerations
- Other Kinds of False Claims Act Violations
- Reverse FCA
- Anti-Kickback Statute
- Stark Law
- Whistleblowers
- Who can be a whistleblower
- How FCA whistleblowing works
- FCA retaliation provisions
- State False Claims Acts
- Variations among states
- Medicaid only False Claims Acts
- Conclusion
- When to consult an FCA attorney
- Other whistleblower programs
- Q&A (as time permits)
Miller Law Group, PLLC
MaryAnne Hamilton is an attorney at Miller Law Group, PLLC, in Raleigh, North Carolina. She represents clients in whistleblower and retaliation, products liability/toxic tort, medical negligence, and civil rights cases. In her practice, MaryAnne combines an intense focus on the needs of her clients with an ability to distill complex issues in a way that both makes them understandable and highlights the key issues. Read More ›
Law Offices of Darth M. Newman
Darth M. Newman is a skilled trial attorney and a certified mediator with more than a decade of litigation experience in complex commercial and plaintiff’s side whistleblower cases. He has tried shareholder disputes, fraud, insider dealing, and fiduciary duty matters worth millions of dollars. He has also represented whistleblowers from across the country helping to shed light on all manner of fraud against the government from dangerous healthcare systems, devices, and doctors to government contracting and loan fraud. Read More ›
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Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 General
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Credits: 1.00 General
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Credits: 1.20 General
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 General
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 General
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Substantive Law, Practice, and Procedure
Status: Pending
Credits: TBD
This presentation is approved for one hour of General CLE credit in California, one hour of General CLE credit in Illinois, one hour of General CLE credit in North Carolina, one hour of General CLE credit in Ohio, and one hour of Substantive Law, Practice, and Procedure CLE credit in Pennsylvania. This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.20 hours of total CLE credit. An application for accreditation of this activity has been submitted to the MCLE Committee of the State Bar of Texas and is pending.
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