FCA/Whistleblower
2. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Overview
False Claims Act Overview
- The FCA allows private citizens to file cases on behalf of the government, known as qui tam actions, against defendants who defraud the government.
- The plaintiffs who bring such cases on behalf of the government are called “relators.”
- The statute provides for a reward to relators to encourage people with information to come forward.
RELATED PRACTICE AREAS
Related Thought Leadership
1. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Portal
2. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Overview
3. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Cases are Referred to as Qui Tam Cases
4. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Cases Cannot Be Filed Pro Se
5. Whistleblower/False Claims Act - Common Types of Cases
6. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Basic Elements
7. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Cases Are Filed Under "Seal"
8. Whistleblower/False Claims Act - First to File Bar
9. Whistleblower/False Claims Act - Public Disclosure Bar
10. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Definition of "Original Source" Exception To Public Disclosure Bar
11. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Requires Materiality
12. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Cases Require Deliberate Acts
13. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Disclosures and Disclosure Statements
14. Whistleblower/False Claims Act - The Government Decides Whether to "Intervene" or "Decline"
15. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Liability
16. Whistleblower/False Claims Act - Damages and Penalties For Violation of the FCA
17. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Reward a/k/a "Relators' Share"
18. Whistleblower/False Claims Act Protects Against Retaliation
19. Whistleblower/False Claims Act - Reverse False Claims