The Perils of Dealing with Whistleblowers under the False Claims Act

Florham Park partner Lawrence Del Rossi and Philadelphia partner Antonio Pozos presented at the Seton Hall Law School’s U.S. Healthcare Compliance Certificate Program, held October 14−17, 2019, in New Jersey. Larry and Antonio spoke about “The Perils of Dealing with Whistleblowers under the False Claims Act.”

The four-day program, intended for lawyers and professionals in the health care and life sciences industries, educated attendees on the complex state, federal, and international laws governing prescription drugs and medical devices. Program highlights included panel discussions on Compliance Officers Government focusing on health care fraud enforcement, and a worldwide anti-corruption enforcement presentation. Topics featured during the program included, among others, data privacy, FDA approval and regulation of new drugs and devices, the federal anti-kickback statute, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), government investigations, OIG compliance, prescription drug and device marketing, and advertising.