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How is Whistleblower Compensation Determined in a Qui Tam FCA Claim?
For over 150 years, the False Claims Act (FCA) in its various iterations has empowered ordinary citizens to bring allegations of taxpayer-related fraud to the government’s attention by offering large financial rewards to those who do. By bringing a qui tam lawsuit...
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Famous Political Whistleblowers Who Exposed Fraud
From Watergate to Monicagate, many of our nation’s biggest political scandals would never have come to light were it not for whistleblowers who chose to come forward with what they knew. The following five individuals are some of the most famous whistleblowers of our...
Why Good People Do Unethical Things?
As lawyers, we usually become involved with problems after they occur. Our client-whistleblowers are heroes who have gone through the fire and stood up to the wrongdoing in their workplaces, usually at great personal cost and under tremendous stress. But have you ever...
I Want to File A False Claims Act
Qui tam lawsuits are civil lawsuits whistleblowers can bring under the federal False Claims Act, which rewards whistleblowers monetarily when cases result in funds recovered for the government. Pursuing a qui tam lawsuit is a long process, and the attorney you select...
I Think My Company Is Committing Healthcare Fraud. What Do I Do?
Most healthcare fraud is committed by a minority of unscrupulous healthcare providers who give the rest of the industry a bad name. It can be very distressing (and stressful) to uncover evidence of such dishonest conduct at your place of work. You want to do the right...
I Want to File a False Claims Act Lawsuit Against My Company
If you have discovered fraud against the government in your place of work, you may have a chance to do the right thing, and get paid for it. The federal False Claims Act provides employment protection and monetary rewards for employees who blow the whistle on fraud...
Protection for Whistleblowing Employees
Whistleblower employees are heroes who have the courage to stand up for what is right against unscrupulous corporations that are ripping off the government and harming American taxpayers. Whistleblowing employees usually face retaliation and harassment for taking a...