Whistleblower Actions 2016 Webinar

The program will educate participants about the various types and stages of whistleblower claims. The covered topics will include a general background on whistleblowers, understanding the way the government views and interacts with whistleblowers and how these claims are litigated and ultimately resolved.

Topics Include:

Understanding the whistleblower
    Is it a current or former employee
    Types of contracts which may impact their ability to blow the whistle
    Motivation

Types of claims
    False claims act – federal and/or state, IRS, SEC, Dodd-Frank, OSHA or others
    The Government Perspective
    Which agency leads
    Vetting the whistleblower
    Testing the allegations
    Conducting an investigation
    Intervention decision

Litigating whistleblower claims
    Motion to Dismiss
    Pleading with particularity
    Public Disclosure Bar
    Discovery Issues
    Settlement
    Multiparty settlements
    Injunctive Relief
    Relators Share
    Attorney’s Fees

Faculty
James D. Young joined Morgan & Morgan’s complex litigation unit after a successful career as Special Counsel to the Florida Attorney General’s office. He focuses on qui tam whistleblower cases nationwide. James has broad experience and is nationally known in the areas of consumer protection, health fraud, and pharmaceutical litigation. He has served in leadership positions in numerous multistate Attorney General investigations including starting and co-leading the largest consumer protection drug settlement to date, In Re Risperdal. He was appointed co-lead of the government plaintiffs group in the Vioxx Multi-District Litigation and served as lead of several litigation subcommittees.

Elizabeth M. Bock works out of O’Melveny’s Los Angeles office and is a member of the White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations Practice.

Elizabeth Bock focuses her practice on internal investigations, inquiries and investigations by federal and state enforcement authorities, and related litigation involving alleged violations of the anti-kickback statute, the False Claims Act, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement laws, and laws regulating managed care organizations. Elizabeth represents managed care organizations as well as other health care companies.