The Role of the Government in Cases Where They Do Not Intervene
Daniel R. Miller
Shareholder
Berger & Montague, P.C. (Philadelphia, PA)
Margaret L. Hutchinson
Civil Chief
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
- Intervened cases
- Factors influencing intervention
- Joint prosecution privilege
- Role of relator’s counsel
- Rising tide of litigation of declined cases (Davita, Omnicare, Streck Cases)
- Statements of interest
- Expanded resources of private bar
- Triggers that could cause the government to come back into the case
- Attorney’s fee claims
- Latest developments in ESI protocols
- Standard ESI protocols
- Use of predictive coding
