Whistle-blower News
Money manager to Pay $130 Million to Settle Fraud Lawsuit; Whistleblower will receive $32.2 million of the settlement - Bloomberg.com, Thursday, July 13, 2006
Whistleblowers behind $265,000,000 hospital medicate settlement could become very rich - Star-Ledger, Friday, June 16, 2006
Ariz. jury awards $4.75 million to whistleblower - The Associated Press, October 7, 2005
TXU settles whistleblower lawsuit - Bizjournals, June 10, 2005
Fired Georgia Gulf Employee vindicated by Verdict - Dateline Alabama APN, May 22, 2005
Oracle agrees to $8 million settlement of whistleblower case - May 14, 2005
Whistle-blower to get $56 Million - Sunday, March 27, 2005
Neurontin Whistle-blower started scrutiny - Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Whistle-blowers to get $8.1 million - The Sacramento Bee, 2:15 a.m. PST Thursday, January 8, 2004

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Whistleblower law, or qui tam law, is a citizen's chance to correct a wrong in our society and reap rewards for it. Qui tam is the name of the whistleblower provisions of the Federal False Claims Act. A 1986 amendment to the Federal False Claims Act guarantees a minimum of 15 percent of the recovery and a maximum of 30 percent as an award to the qui tam relator (whistleblower).

Whistleblower laws allow you to file a legal action, or lawsuit, in the name of the government in order to present your evidence that a company is defrauding the government. The whistleblower receives a percentage of money recovered by the government as a reward. If the government joins your lawsuit, you may receive between 15 and 30 percent of the monies recovered. Some state laws also provide similar enticements.

There are some restrictions on recovery awards:

• You must file your lawsuit before anyone else using the same information.
• Federal whistleblower law does not cover income tax fraud.
• Your whistleblower claim must not be based on public information.

A whistleblower complaint, or lawsuit, is generally assigned to a government attorney. This attorney must rely on government investigators, and the U.S. Department of Justice may frequently ask the FBI to investigate your claim of fraud or mismanagement.

You have the right to an attorney who will protect your interests in a whistleblower lawsuit. The Justice Department's handling of the case before settlement may not be in your best interests. You have the right to go to the judge handling the case if you believe there is conflict of interests or that the case is not being prosecuted aggressively enough.

Whistleblowers, who prove harassment due to whistle blowing, are entitled by law to compensation for the harm done them. The law states that this shall include "reinstatement with the same seniority status... two times the amount of back pay, interest on any back pay, and compensation for any special damages."

Properly handled by lawyers who are experienced in whistleblower litigation and Disclosure Statements, and who know how to use proper investigation in order to prove fraud, a whistleblower lawsuit can be quite rewarding. The percentage of the award is determined by the value of the evidence. It is important to seek counsel from an attorney who knows proper legal investigation for evidence and quality legal document preparation.

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