False Claims Act Penalties Have Almost Doubled!

False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Exceed $2 Billion in ...

The government and whistleblowers were party to 351 settlements and judgments, the second-highest number of settlements and judgments in a ...

The False Claims Act: Compliance issues in US government ...

A series of key amendments in 1986 and again in 2009 resulted in a surge of FCA litigations and, today, the FCA has become the federal ...

Trends in 2023 False Claims Act Recoveries | Insights | BRG

In February 2024, the US DOJ announced that the government and whistleblowers were party to 543 False Claims Act ettlements and ...

False Claims Act Penalties - Fraud Fighters

Doing so creates liability for up to three times the government's damages plus individual penalties that are linked to inflation rates. The ...

Hot Topics & Emerging Trends in False Claims Investigations

The False Claims Act (FCA) represents one of the most powerful tools against fraud that the federal government has in civil enforcement.

False Claims Act 2023 Year-End Update - Gibson Dunn

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered approximately $2.7 billion through FCA settlements and judgments, making FY 2023 the 15th straight ...

Damages and Rewards | Qui Tam Attorney Greene LLP

The False Claims Act imposes strong monetary penalties on violators of the False Claims Act, enables whistleblowers to share in the recovery of those penalties.

Health Care Providers May Soon See a Twofold Increase in False ...

In fiscal year 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") recovered more than $3.5 billion from False Claims Act ("FCA") cases.

False Claims Act Damages & Penalties - Berg & Androphy

The Supreme Court has held that a district court has discretion in determining the amount awarded as civil penalties. Courts have differed in exercising this ...

The False Claims Act and its Impact on Medical Practices

A lawsuit under the False Claims Act can threaten the very survival of a medical practice. Violations of this statute result in liability for treble damages.

Penalties Doubled in August 2016: False Claims Act and OSHA

The new rule sets the maximum violation charge at $21,563, up from the previous limit of $10,781. This marks the first time FCA penalties have ...

False Claims for Payment or Approval | Penalties for Violating FCA ...

The false information in these claims is material to the government's decision to pay because the government will obviously not pay for work that has not ...

Already Enormous False Claims Act Penalties Set to Increase - Mintz

The already enormous per-claim penalties under the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) may nearly double by August 1, 2016, ratcheting up the ...

A New Standard of Dismissal for Qui Tam Suits Under the False ...

Under the False Claims Act (FCA), blowing the whistle can pay—and it can sometimes pay a lot. A successful whistleblower, even one who helped submit false ...

False Claims Act of 1863 - Wikipedia

As of 2019, over 71% of all FCA actions were initiated by whistleblowers. ... Claims under the law have typically involved government health care programs ( ...

Fixing the False Claims Act - Institute for Legal Reform

almost uniformly concluded that a penalty should be ... (i.e., detection) of fraud, there is less need for penalties where there are no actual damages.

Caution : False Claim Penalties Double as of August 1, 2016

The Department of Justice has almost doubled the penalties under the FCA. As of August 1, the minimum penalty for each false claim will ...

Guide to False Claims Act Penalties - Federal Lawyer

False Claims Act Penalties in Civil Cases · Treble damages (three times the government's losses resulting from the false or fraudulent claim) · Civil fines of ...

Civil Penalties for False Claims May Nearly Double, Raising the ...

Federal agencies are now promulgating regulations nearly doubling the per claim civil penalty for False Claims Act violations.

2023 Mid-Year False Claims Act Update - Gibson Dunn

The False Claims Act (FCA) has had a somewhat mixed first half of 2023, marked by two Supreme Court decisions, significant decisions in the lower federal ...