Statistics

Since the passage of the 1986 amendments to the FCA, settlements and judgments have totaled in excess of $15.6 billion, including both qui tam and non-qui tam settlements and judgments. The qui tam settlements and judgments alone total $13.2 billion; whistleblower rewards account for $1.4 billon of this total. The total monetary recoveries and cases filed to date for qui tam actions are outlined in the chart below.

Qui Tam Cases Filed		Total Recovered Where DOJ Intervened	Total Recovered Where DOJ Declined
1988	43	$2.3 million	$33,750
1989	88	$15.1 million	$1,681
1990	75	$40 million	$75,000
1991	84	$70 million	$154,500
1992	114	$134 million	$994,456
1993	138	$171 million	$6.6 million
1994	219	$380 million	$2.8 million
1995	269	$245 million	$1.6 million
1996	344	$125 million	$13.5 million
1997	547	$623 million	$6 million
1998	467	$435 million	$30.2 million
1999	493	$454 million	$5.1 million
2000	364	$1.2 billion	$1.7 million
2001	311	$1.2 billion	$128.6 million
2002	318	$1.1 billion	$25.8 million
2003	335	$1.4 billion	$5.2 million
2004	430	$557 million	$9.3 million
2005	406	$1.1 billion	$7.1 million
2006	384	$1.4 billion	$22.7 million
2007	364	$1.3 billion	$159.5 million
2008	375	$1 billion	$5.9 million
2009	433	$1.9 billion	$33.8 million
2010	574	$2.3 billion	$106 million
2011	635	$2.6 billion	$173.1 million
2012	652	$3.2 billion	$127.8 million
2013	753	$2.8 billion	$109.2 million
TOTALS	9,244	$26.2 billion	$991 million

For more detailed information on recovery and cases filed under the False Claims Act as well as qui tam and whistleblower rewards, please see the False Claims Act and qui tam statistics accumulated by the Department of Justice.

For more information and case citations, please see “Federal False Claims Act and Qui Tam Litigation,” published by Law Journal Press (2010).

For more information, email quitam@bafirm.com

Notice

This website is designed to provide general information only. This information is not and should not be construed to be legal advice. The transmission of the information found on this website also does not result in the formation of a lawyer-client relationship.

You should be aware that qui tam claims are subject to a Statute of Limitations. The area of limitations periods is complex. There are also first to file rules, public disclosure bars, original source issues, and varying limitations in pursuing retaliation claims. If you wish to pursue your claims, you should promptly seek the opinion of an attorney regarding the merits of your qui tam claim and the applicable statute of limitations.