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ERC: Amendments to the False Claims Act

Event | 07.07.09, 12:00 AM UTC - 12:00 AM UTC

Do not miss the Ethics Resource Center’s guide to this important new law.

The Civil False Claims Act is the government’s principal tool to combat fraud against the Treasury. On May 20, 2009, the Act was amended to expand liability and encourage qui tam lawsuits brought by whistleblowers. Listen to our panel of experts, who will provide a briefing on what this means for your organization’s ethics and compliance programs.

Robert Rhoad is one of the panelists.

For more information, please visit these areas: False Claims Act Defense

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Event | 02.20.25

Has the Buss Stopped? Recoupment Today

Has the Buss Stopped? Recoupment Today: In 1997, the California Supreme Court decided Buss v. Superior Court. In Buss, the court concluded that a liability insurer that defended a mixed action could seek reimbursement from the insured for the defense costs associated with the claims that were not even potentially covered. Since then, numerous courts have held that insurers are entitled to recoup their defense costs associated with uncovered claims or causes of action. On the other hand, a significant number of courts have rejected insurers’ right to recoupment, at least in the absence of a policy provision granting the insurer that right. Some commentators have even suggested that the current judicial trend might be away from permitting insurers to recoup their defense costs. Is that correct? Has the Buss stopped? This panel of coverage experts will analyze insurers’ claimed right to recoupment today, and offer their perspectives on what the law on recoupment should perhaps be and might be in the future.