False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments hit record highs yet again in FY 2025, surpassing the previous record by over $1 billion and setting a new high-water mark for the number of new FCA cases filed. These records were built both on existing enforcement priorities such as pandemic-related fraud and healthcare enforcement actions and new guidance from the Executive Branch instructing the Department of Justice to enforce its 2025 priorities including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), civil rights, and customs issues. Procurement fraud, cybersecurity issues, and small business fraud also remained focal points, with significant settlements in each of those areas.
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The Top FCA Developments of 2024
By Brian Tully McLaughlin, Lyndsay Gorton, Nkechi Kanu, Payal Nanavati, Neil Nandi, Amanda McDowell & William Tucker on
Posted in FCA, Government Contracts
FY 2024 saw continued growth in False Claims Act enforcement, with a record year for new qui tam and government-initiated actions, and the highest total recovery in three years. Enforcement of pandemic-related fraud and cybersecurity noncompliance increased, and health care, procurement, and small business fraud violations were again priority areas. A groundbreaking opinion from the…
The Top FCA Developments of 2023
By Brian Tully McLaughlin, Lyndsay Gorton, Nkechi Kanu, Payal Nanavati, Neil Nandi & Amanda McDowell on
2023 brought many important False Claims Act developments for companies with business involving government funds. While overall recoveries remained down compared to pre-2022 levels, the total number of settlements and judgments exceeded any prior year. Those settlements and judgments also highlight areas of particular focus for the Government, including cybersecurity compliance, pandemic fraud, and small…