After obtaining more than $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments from False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuits, the largest amount since 2014, it is clear that individuals—both individual plaintiffs (whistleblowers) and individual defendants—are playing key roles in FCA cases. Individual whistleblowers were responsible for a substantial percentage of 2021 suits, helping the government enforce FCA provisions
2020 Saw Big Pay Days for Whistleblowers and Big Pay Outs for Individual Employees in False Claims Act Suits
It is essential for employers that work with the federal government to stay up to date on the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). In 2020, individual employees were front and center in the government’s enforcement of the FCA, both receiving money for bringing action against their employers and having to pay out money as part
Whistleblower Activity Drives False Claims Act Suits in 2019
Companies that work with the federal government (think government contracts, grant funding, and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements) need to stay up to date on the federal False Claims Act (FCA). Employee whistleblowers continue to use the FCA as one of their prime tools to bring actions against their employers. In 2019, whistleblowers filed 636 new
False Claims Act Suits Relied Heavily on Whistleblowers in 2018
Companies that work with the federal government (think Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, government contracts, grant funding) need to stay up to date on the False Claims Act (FCA). The FCA is one of the primary tools used by employee whistleblowers to bring actions against their employers. In 2018, whistleblowers filed 645 new FCA actions and
In Case You Missed It: False Claims Act Suits Relied Heavily on Whistleblowers in 2017
Companies that work with the federal government (think Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, government contracts, grant funding) need to stay up to date on the False Claims Act (FCA). The FCA is one of the primary tools used by employee whistleblowers to bring actions against their employers. In 2017, whistleblowers filed 674 new FCA actions and
Hear That Whistle Blowing? Tracking Awards Under the False Claims Act
If you do business with the federal government (think Medicare reimbursements, government contracts, student loans, etc.) and you have employees, you need to keep up with the recent False Claims Act (FCA) cases and the bounties whistleblowers are getting. There is no end in sight for the trend of increased whistleblower activity under the FCA.