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Government,
Administrative/Regulatory

Aug. 1, 2019

Mid-year review: False Claims Act enforcement in 2019

The False Claims Act has served as the principal tool for combatting fraud in government programs since the Civil War and, if the last six months are any indication, 2019 is shaping up to be no exception.

Jim Zelenay Jr.

Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Email: jzelenay@gibsondunn.com

​James is a partner in the firm's Los Angeles office and practices in the Litigation Department. He has extensive experience in defending clients involved in white collar investigations, assisting clients in responding to government subpoenas, and in government civil fraud litigation.

Sean S. Twomey

Associate, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Email: stwomey@gibsondunn.com

Sean focuses on complex commercial cases, appellate law, sports law, and health care compliance, enforcement, and litigation.

The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. Section 3729 et seq., has served as the principal tool for combatting fraud in government programs since the Civil War — the government has recovered $40 billion in the last decade alone — and, if the last six months are any indication, 2019 is shaping up to be no exception.

Although this year the government has largely focused its efforts on fraud in health care programs, the FCA is an extraordinaril...

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