Rutgers Law

24:601:634 | Whistleblower Advocacy (2)

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This course will examine the federal and state laws designed to incentivize and protect whistleblowers, focusing on the federal False Claims Act, state False Claims Act, New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act. We will also explore how the top “bounty programs” have returned billions of dollars to the federal governments while paying out hundreds of millions of dollars to whistleblowers. Students will learn how to effectively counsel whistleblowers and defendants through government investigations and qui tam litigation.