A recent California False Claims Act (CFCA) settlement highlights how relators are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) tools to allege fraud and other issues. By understanding how AI may be used by relators or other...more
In June of 2022, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law House Bill 22-1119, informally known as the Colorado False Claims Act (the “CFCA”). The CFCA is modeled after the federal False Claims Act and imposes liability...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, applying California law, affirmed a district court opinion finding no coverage under a directors and officers liability policy for a lawsuit brought against the...more
Like the days of the Old West, last week a masked gang held up local businesses demanding their wallets. Unlike the days of the Old West, this was not the hole-in-the-wall gang, but the California State Assembly who, on June...more
The revived False Claims expansion bill in California, A.B. 2570, is on the agenda to be heard by the Assembly Judiciary Committee on May 11 at 10:00 am PDT. The proposal would authorize tax-based false claims actions,...more
Legislators in Sacramento are mulling over one of the most (if not the most) troubling state and local tax bills of the past decade. AB 1270, introduced earlier this year and passed by the Assembly in late May, would amend...more
Consumer Protection- California Attorney General Settles With Auto Rental Company for Allegedly Overcharging Consumers for Vehicle Repairs- California AG Xavier Becerra reached a settlement with auto rental company...more
House Passes Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 H.R.985 — 115th Congress - In March 2017, the House passed the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 by a vote of 220-201....more
The Central District of California held that Section 533 of the Insurance Code eliminated any potential for coverage for suit under the state False Claims Act. On January 4, the U.S. District Court for the Central...more
A California trial court recently overturned a jury verdict finding Recology San Francisco liable for violating the California False Claims Act (CFCA) and granted Recology’s motion for a new trial. The court’s ruling comes...more
One thing common to all appellate lawyers— they love to appeal. But, as all appellate lawyers know, the right to appeal is fixed by statute. (Trede v. Superior Court (1943) 21 Cal.2d 630.) Thus, our ability to practice our...more
After four years of litigation, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) recently won dismissal of allegations that it violated the California False Claims Act (CFCA). In this multi-district case titled, In re Bank of N.Y. Mellon Corp....more
The Regents of the University of California v. Computer Methods International Corp. et al., Case No. CGC-13-531850 (San Francisco Superior Court): The San Francisco Superior Court recently sustained the demurrer of defendants...more
In United States and State of California ex rel. Fryberger et al. v. Kiewit Pacific Company, et al., No. 12-CV-02698, 2013 WL 5770514 (October 24, 2013), a California federal court in the Northern District of California ...more