The Implications of the Supreme Court’s False Claims Act Decision in Rockwell International Corp. v. United States ex rel. Stone
What You Will Learn
On March 27, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-2 decision authored by Justice Scalia interpreted the ‘original source’ exception to the public disclosure bar in False Claims Act litigation. In Rockwell International Corp v. United States ex rel Stone, 2007 WL 895257, the Court found the ‘original source’ exception to be jurisdictional. Our panel will discuss:
The impact of Rockwell on Circuit court jurisprudence interpreting "original source"
Rockwell and the knowledge requirement of the "original source" exception
The impact on state False Claim Act litigation
What constitutes a "public disclosure" triggering the "original source" exception
The implications of Rockwell in light of the Second Circuit’s decision in U.S. ex rel. Cosens v. Baylor
What "direct knowledge" means
How much original information is required of the relator
And many other issues
As an interactive seminar, the program affords the opportunity to submit questions for faculty discussion.
Planning Chairs
Robert B. Fitzpatrick, Robert B. Fitzpatrick, PLLC, Washington, D.C
Faculty
Joseph (Jeb) E.B. White, Taxpayers Against Fraud, Washington, D.C.
Laurence J. Freedman, Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, D.C.
Program Schedule
- 12:00 noon The Implications of the Supreme Court’s False Claims Act Decision in Rockwell International Corp. v. United States ex rel. Stone – Panel discussion
- 1:15 p.m. Questions and Answers– Panel
- 1:30 p.m. Adjournment
Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 1.5. Total 50-minute hours, 1.8
Suggested Prerequisite: Limited experience in legal practice in subject matter
Educational Objective: Provision of information on recent legal developments; maintenance of professional competence as a practitioner
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
