False Claims Act Enforcement State of the Union: The Politics and Policies of Enforcement
Trina Fairley Barlow
Partner
Crowell & Moring LLP
Roderick L. Thomas
Partner
Wiley Rein LLP
The volume of financial recoveries by the DOJ for fiscal year 2018 amount to a reported total of $3.7 billion in FCA settlements to date. This session will explore how the False Claims Act continues to be one of the most powerful weapons to combat fraud against the government and how its application Is evolving. Points of discussion will include:
- Analyzing the Trump Administration’s policies and priorities relative to FCA enforcement
- Evaluating the significance of Senator Grassley’s criticisms of recent case law interpreting Escobar and his efforts to reestablish the FCA as “the most effective tool to combat government fraud”
- Assessing other federal and state legislative activity
- Evaluating the DOJ’s FCA reform efforts, including an initiative to award companies credits for implementing effective compliance and ethics programs