Trusted Attorneys for Whistleblower Qui Tam

Many whistleblower claims involve employees who learn about fraudulent business practices by their employers. Medicare billing fraud is one common type of fraud perpetrated by hospitals, clinics, doctors and others in the health care field. Federal law, however, covers any attempt to defraud the United States or to gain money or property through false or fraudulent representations. Government contractors who violate the False Claims Act face civil and criminal penalties.

Qui tam lawsuits give whistleblowers the power to sue for the recovery of money taken by fraud. The law grants whistleblowers that right to encourage individuals to report bad conduct by their employers. In addition to the ability to recover money taken through fraud, the False Claims Act contains a provision calling for trebled damages in some cases. That means a defendant that has committed fraud may be ordered to pay three times as much as the government lost, in addition to penalties for making the false claims.