"Whistleblowers" are people who know and can prove that the federal government is paying or has paid claims or invoices to the wrongdoers based upon false or misleading information.
Every year, hundreds of “qui tam” cases are filed by whistleblowers also know as “relators” on behalf of the United States government. The expression “qui tam" is an abbreviation from the Latin “Qui tam pro domino rege quam pro sic ipso in hoc parte sequitur” meaning “who as well for the king as for himself sues in this matter.”
Partner Alan Konigsberg discusses how government fraud can be determined and remedied
Billions of dollars are recovered with the help of citizens who come forward with information that leads to the government recouping significant sums of money from the individuals, companies, cities or counties who have defrauded it. Successful recoveries have been as high as several hundred million dollars, with the whistleblower / relator sharing a minimum of 15 percent and a maximum of 30 percent of the money recovered for the government.
LPK handles qui tam cases nationwide. In addition to the Federal False Claims Act, 23 states have their own false claims acts. Each one has established laws that allow recovery for "whistleblowers" who can prove fraud against a government body and laws that protect them from retaliation by their employer. These states include: California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. In addition, the North Carolina false claims act will go into effect on January 1, 2010, bringing the total number of states to 24. The California and Illinois false claims acts also permit relators to bring claims for fraud against private insurers. Other bodies of government that have their own false claims acts are the District of Columbia, New York City and Chicago.
If you believe that you have information that proves that the government
is or has been defrauded, call 212.605.6200 or email
Prior results cannot and do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future matter in which a lawyer or a law firm may be retained. This website is designed for informational purposes to educate people about what they can do in the face of personal injury. If you have been harmed because of the actions of others, remember, the size of a legal opponent does not matter, you have rights.
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