Lexology February 5, 2025
The year 2024 marks another notable year for False Claims Act jurisprudence and related developments. According to the recently released Department of Justice statistics, the government collected over $2.9 billion in judgments and recoveries in the last fiscal year. But the source of those recoveries differed from recent years past. While healthcare still led the way — accounting for 57% of all recoveries — that percentage is down significantly from last year (67%). Defense-spending cases occupied the second spot (3%) and the remaining 40% of recoveries was spread across industries.
By any metric, FCA enforcement remains robust. More cases were brought in 2024 than ever before (1,402), and more than ever before were brought by relators (979). The government still...
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