Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities is holding a Virtual Poker Tournament, Lakers Fan Package Drawing and Silent Auction on Saturday October 24, to bring COMFORT AND JOY to families during the holidays. The tournament is sponsored by Panish, Shea & Boyle.

The suggested donation to play in the tournament is $150. The Lakers opportunity drawing ticket is $25 each. You can also donate directly to COMFORT & JOY.

The money raised will let us purchase toys, hams, groceries, and household items for families in need throughout south Los Angeles. The goal is $45,000. Even though we won’t be able to have our annual Holiday Village, we are working with community groups to distribute everything. We can’t let families down during the holidays.

J.L. Turner Legal Association Foundation is hosting a virtual Scholarship & Awards Gala, “Liberty and Justice for All.” It will be broadcast via YouTube and Facebook. There will be live entertainment and special appearances.

The Qui Tam Section of the Federal Bar Association will bring to Phoenix, “The False Claims Act Today,” the traveling CLE that looks at real-life FCA practice in specific jurisdictions.

If you’ve never filed an FCA case before, in D. Ariz. or elsewhere, you’ll get an overview of the process—including a quick review of case law in the Ninth Circuit. If you have filed in D. Ariz., you’ll be treated to valuable insights from the DOJ and a federal judge, plus experienced counsel on both sides of the aisle.

Attendees will learn: What AUSAs seek in a complaint and relator’s statement; How the Justice Department decides whether to get behind your case; How judges evaluate seal violations and extension requests; The impact of the Supreme Court’s Escobar and Cochise decisions; and How developments in high-profile cases including Gilead and AseraCare have reverberated in D. Ariz.

The program includes a blue-ribbon panel:  The Hon. John J. Tuchi, U.S. District Judge for D. Ariz.; Patrick M. Klein, a civil frauds trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice in D.C.(a.k.a. “Main Justice”); Defense counsel Robert J. Milligan of Milligan Lawless; and, Relator’s counsel Lon R. Leavitt of Halunen Law—who, until recently, was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Phoenix pursuing FCA cases.