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Senior DOJ Attorneys Speak About FCA Enforcement Priorities, Dismissal, and Cooperation
March 3, 2020, Covington Advisory
On February 27 and 28, 2020, Joseph H. (Jody) Hunt, Assistant Attorney General for DOJ’s Civil Division, and Michael Granston, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Commercial Litigation Branch, spoke about False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement at the Federal Bar Association’s annual Qui Tam Conference in Washington, D.C. They highlighted FCA enforcement priorities for 2020, and offered insights on the Department’s dismissal policy and cooperation policy – two topics that Deputy Associate Attorney General Stephen Cox also addressed in remarks earlier this year.
July 6, 2020, Covington Advisory
The False Claims Act (FCA) only imposes liability on those who “knowingly” cause the submission of false claims. 31 U.S.C. § 3729. “Knowingly” is defined as having “actual knowledge,” acting “in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information,” or, at minimum, acting “in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information.” To establish ...
November 8, 2019, AmLaw Litigation Daily
Ethan Posner, Matthew Dunn, and Christopher Denig were featured in Am Law Litigation Daily as "Litigators of the Week." The team was profiled for their complete defense win for UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Executive Health Resources in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Krysten Rosen Moller led the associate team and was involved in ...