Apr 2025
How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
I represent the little guy — civil rights plaintiffs, whistleblowers, consumers and inmates, to name a few. My opposition is often BigLaw firms, the ones with hundreds, if not thousands, of la...
Mar 2025
Evidence Refresher: New & Overlooked Rules Every Litigator Should Know
Program Summary Think you know the rules of evidence? Think again! This engaging CLE will cover recent changes, commonly misunderstood provisions, and overlooked evidentiary rules that could m...
Jan 2025
Courts Affirm Constitutionality of FCA Qui Tam Provision
On September 30, 2024, Judge Kathryn Mizelle in the Middle District of Florida granted a defense motion for judgment on the pleadings and dismissed an FCA case after concluding that the FCA’s qui...
May 2024
On-Demand CLE: Profiting from Whistleblower, Qui Tam, and False Claim Cases
Over $40 billion has been recovered through whistleblower, Qui Tam, and False Claims Act cases. The demand for attorneys fluent in the latest practices, procedures, and case law has never been gr...
Jun 2023
High Court False Claims Ruling Underscores Communication Is Key
Federal contractors should avoid taking unjustifiable risks when interpreting regulations—and then submitting bills to the US government— if they want to stay out of False Claims Act trouble....
CLE: The Art of Drafting and Responding to Effective Demand Letters
Telephone Seminar, 6/21/2023, Noon - 1:30 | Learn the latest on The Art of Drafting and Responding to Effective Demand Letters CLE with this convenient, telephonic seminar with visual access to w...
Apr 2023
On Demand CLE: Pretrial False Claims Act Litigation
Federal Bar Association Webinar - Recorded May 3, 2023 The False Claims Act, which dates back to the Lincoln Administration, provides the government the right to pursue individuals or entities...
Mar 2023
Whistleblowers accuse Erlanger of illegal billing for concurrent surgeries that left patients unsupervised
A federal whistleblower lawsuit filed against Erlanger Health System accuses hospital leaders of illegal billing practices by knowingly overlapping surgeries and allowing trainees to operate on p...
UPMC, head of cardiothoracic surgery will pay $8.5M to feds to settle lawsuit
"Patients don’t know their doctors are serving two masters." UPMC, a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon there and a physicians group will pay the federal government $8.5 million to settle a law...
Feb 2023
CLE: Demand Letters and Pre-Complaint Settlement
Program Summary Civil litigation is no more than a process to resolve disputes. Most cases never go to trial because the process is designed to provide parties with sufficient information abou...