Lexology January 21, 2026
The Department of Justice announced Friday that it obtained more than $6.8 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (FY 2025). This is the largest total in a single year in FCA history, easily surpassing the $6.1 billion obtained in 2014.
Both recoveries and the number of new cases filed were up in FY 2025. Continuing the trend from the last several years, relators filed more qui tam cases than ever before. The 1,297 relator-filed cases surpassed last year’s high-water mark by over 300 cases. The Department of Justice also continued its recent trend of opening more affirmative matters without Relator involvement. It initiated 401 new FCA matters in 2025...
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