5 FCA Issues to Watch as Trump Takes Power - McDermott Will & Emery

5 FCA Issues to Watch as Trump Takes Power

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Rebecca Martin predicted that, even if the Trump Administration prosecutes fewer False Claims Act cases, “The whistleblowers are still going to bring the cases. They litigate a lot of cases that the government has declined.” Tony Maida agreed that “perhaps we’ll see more [FCA] declinations from DOJ, but that doesn’t mean the case goes away,” because the government can still intervene after a plaintiff suit is brought.