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Qui tam statistics, 1986-2004

Qui tam lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act for fraud against the federal government have returned more than $15 billion to the government since Congress amended the False Claims Act in 1986, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Recoveries resulting from all qui tam and non-qui tam cases brought under the False Claims Act from 1986 to 2009 total $24.1 billion. Whistleblower rewards for qui tam cases exceed $2.5 billion.

Whistleblower cases brought by Phillips & Cohen LLP and its attorneys have returned to governments more than $5.3 billion in civil recoveries and related criminal fines. We have much more experience and far more success representing whistleblowers in qui tam cases than any other law firm.

For detailed statistics on False Claims Act cases, including qui tam lawsuits and whistleblower rewards, please see qui tam and other False Claims Act statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice.