In this case, the trial court departed from Court of Appeal case law construing the California False Claims Act. Under that case law, a private party may not pursue a state FCA lawsuit for an alleged violation of the state’s unclaimed property law unless the California State Controller provided the defendant with notice of the alleged violation and the chance to correct any errors.
Click here and here to view the U.S. Chamber’s coalition amicus letters. Steven A. Engel and Joshua D. N. Hess of Dechert LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
