• Subject Matter: False claims
  • Jurisdiction: California
  • Citations: Cal. Insurance Code § 1871.7
  • Summary: California law authorizing qui tam actions in which individuals and private insurance companies can bring suit on behalf of the State of California for alleged insurance fraud. The IFPA, as it is known, sets forth civil penalties and treble damages for successful prosecutions, and creates whistleblower protections for employees bringing these suits.