Law360, New York (March 18, 2013, 11:49 AM EDT) -- Although California ethics rules generally prohibit ex parte communications between plaintiffs and the employees of defendants, a recent California appellate court decision held that this prohibition does not apply to communications in California state False Claims Act matters between a qui tam plaintiff and a defendant's employees. San Francisco United School District ex. rel. Contreras v. First Student Inc., --- Cal. Rptr. 3d --- (Cal. App. Feb. 19, 2013). If extended to its logical conclusion, this decision would mean that qui tam plaintiffs and their attorneys could routinely contact the employees of defendants in state or federal False Claims Act matters, without the defendants' consent or knowledge....
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