Recorded Briefing—U.S. ex rel. Polansky v. Exec. Health Resources: A Supreme Court Oral Argument Preview

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Panelists:
Jay B. Stephens, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and former Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Raytheon Company
Joshua J. Fougere, Sidley Austin LLP
Stephen A. Wood, Chuhak & Tecson, P.C.

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On December 6, the justices will hear oral arguments on whether and under what circumstances the U.S. government can, after declining to take direct control of the case, dismiss a False Claims Act lawsuit filed on its behalf by a private plaintiff. Our panelists will preview the arguments in a case that has major implications for federal fraud prevention and the thousands of businesses that contract with the government.

Speakers' Biographies

Jay B. Stephens

Jay is Of Counsel to Kirkland & Ellis LLP and serves as Chair of WLF’s Legal Policy Advisory Board. Mr. Stephens served for nearly 13 years as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at Raytheon Company. Jay has also enjoyed a distinguished career in public service as Associate Attorney General of the United States (2001-2002); United States Attorney for the District of Columbia (1988-1993); and Deputy Counsel to the President of the United States (1986-1988).

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Joshua J. Fougere

Josh is a partner in the Washington, DC office of Sidley Austin LLP. He focuses his practice on appellate litigation, as well as critical motions and complex commercial litigation. Josh served as a law clerk for two U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit judges and for U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton. Along with several Sidley Austin colleagues, Josh drafted Washington Legal Foundation's amicus brief in the Polansky case on a pro bono basis.

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Stephen A. Wood

Mr. Wood is a Principal with Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. in the firm’s Chicago, IL office, where he co-leads the litigation practice group. Mr. Wood focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, including a wide range of commercial disputes, mass tort, and products liability matters. He is active with a number of attorney organizations, including Defense Research Institute and Lawyers for Civil Justice, and is a Featured Expert Contributor on the False Claims Act for Washington Legal Foundation’s WLF Legal Pulse blog. Mr. Wood is a former captain in the U.S. Marine Corps.

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Recorded Briefing—U.S. ex rel. Polansky v. Exec. Health Resources: A Supreme Court Oral Argument Preview

Media Briefing

Speakers' Biographies

Jay B. Stephens

Joshua J. Fougere

Stephen A. Wood

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