Whistleblowers filed 979 qui tam lawsuits under the False Claims Act (FCA) in Fiscal Year 2024—the highest number in a single year and 35% more than in the prior year—the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Overall,...more
1/23/2025
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Whistleblowers
A recent Florida district court decision declared that the False Claims Act’s (FCA) qui tam provision violates the Constitution by vesting executive power in private whistleblowers (relators) that have not been appointed by...more
10/25/2024
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Florida ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
SCOTUS ,
Title II ,
Unconstitutional Condition ,
United States ex rel Polansky v Executive Health Resources Inc ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it initiated a record-high 500 new False Claims Act (FCA) cases in Fiscal Year 2023. The government and whistleblowers (qui tam relators) were party to 543 settlements and...more
2/26/2024
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
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Settlement ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained more than $2.2 billion in civil False Claims Act (FCA) judgments and settlements in fiscal year (FY) 2022, the lowest such annual total since 2008 and a significant drop from a...more
2/10/2023
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered more than $2.2 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases under the False Claims Act (FCA) in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. This is a drop of more than...more
1/20/2021
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Devices ,
Qui Tam ,
Recovery Audit ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving the False Claims Act (FCA) in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, according to statistics released...more
Whistleblowers bringing qui tam suits under the False Claims Act have up to ten years to file suit against defendants in cases in which the government declines to intervene, the U.S. Supreme Court has held, rejecting a...more
5/20/2019
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Cochise Consultancy Inc v United States ex rel Hunt ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
First-to-File ,
Government Officials ,
Intervenors ,
Oral Argument ,
Qui Tam ,
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SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Statute of Limitations