Episode 37 | DOJ Announces Record Number of Qui Tams and Qui Tam Dismissals
Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Cormac Conner back to the podcast to discuss DOJ’s recent release of last fiscal year’s False Claims Act statistics, along with recent public statements by a senior DOJ official who oversees False Claims Act enforcement. DOJ’s statistics and public statements show that qui tams are hitting record numbers and DOJ is taking a much more active approach to dismissing improper qui tams.
Our conversation starts by examining how DOJ’s statistics signal increased scrutiny of the healthcare and defense contracting industries, with a growing role of qui tams. We look at how DOJ uses the False Claims Act to address the Trump Administration’s policy priorities in the areas of DEI and tariffs enforcement, along with healthcare claims that involve substandard patient care.
We then move on to discuss how DOJ’s statistics and public statements led to several major approaching legal battles, including the constitutionality of qui tams and DOJ’s use of artificial intelligence in vetting False Claims Act theories. We close the conversation by focusing on what those in False Claims Act-enforced industries should do to prepare for the growing number of qui tams and False Claims Act investigations.
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