FED GOV CON Webinar Wednesdays 2019 Series JSchaus & Assoc.
Washington DC +1–202–365–0598
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About Our Speaker: Jennifer A. Short Education: Duke 1992; UVA Law 1995 Company Name: KaiserDillon PLLC # of Years Federal Gov Con Experience: 20+
False Claims Act: Basics & Big Picture
2019 – Fed Gov Con Webinar Series - Washington DC JSchaus & Associates "Cisco to pay $8.6 million fine for selling government hackable surveillance technology” (July 31, 2019) “ITT Cannon to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations for Untested Electrical Connectors” (July 16, 2019) “Justice Department Obtains $1.4 Billion* from Reckitt Benckiser Group in Largest Recovery in a Case Concerning an Opioid Drug” (July 11, 2019) “Informatica Agrees to Pay $21.57 Million for Alleged False Claims Caused by Its Commercial Pricing Disclosure” (May 13, 2019)
2019 – Fed Gov Con Webinar Series - Washington DC JSchaus & Associates
Civil False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33 Lincoln’s Law Qui Tam/Whistleblower Statute $59 Billion in Recoveries Since 1986 31 State Law Analogs
2019 – Fed Gov Con Webinar Series - Washington DC JSchaus Associates Liability Provisions, 31 &U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1)(A)-(G)
A person who …. 1 - knowingly* presents, or causes to be presented 2 - a false or fraudulent 3 - claim for payment or approval is
liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty … plus 3 times the amount of damages which the Government sustains ...
2019 – Fed Gov Con Webinar Series - Washington DC Lifecycle of &an FCA Action JSchaus Associates
Whistleblower files the case under seal and serves the United States Government investigates for 60 days – up to years United States decides whether to intervene* Case is unsealed and litigation begins
2019 – Fed Gov Con Webinar Series - Washington DC JSchaus & Associates
Analyzing the FCA Action Cases rarely go to trial: expensive, complicated, litigation risks Significant monetary exposure: penalty per claim can far exceed actual damage Potential suspension and debarment consequences: FAR 9.406-2Â Causes for debarment
2019 – Fed Gov Con Webinar Series - Washington DC JSchaus & Associates
False Claims Act Takeaways Risk for government contractors is high Great unknowns Specific intent not required Monetary exposure Suspension and debarment consequences
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