Top 10 Whistleblower Awards for 2025 - False Claims Act Whistleblowers Dominate the List

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team As we reported in our post on the Department of Justice (DOJ) annual False Claims Act roundup, 2025 was a record year for False Claims Act recoveries, with DOJ bringing in $6.9 billion under the statute last year.  The majority of that amount -- more than $5.3 billion -- came from actions originated by whistleblowers under the qui tam provisions of the statute. What Type of...

Top 10 Healthcare-Related False Claims Act Recoveries in 2025

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Last year was a record year for False Claims Act recoveries.  As the Department of Justice (DOJ) reported in its 2025 False Claims Act Roundup, the $6.9 billion the Government recovered in 2025 was the most for any single year under the statute. Unsurprisingly, more than 80% of this amount (or $5.7 billion) came from matters involving healthcare-related fraud.  It has been that way...

Top 10 False Claims Act Recoveries in 2025

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team As we reported last month in our post on the Department of Justice (DOJ) 2025 False Claims Act roundup, last year was another record year for False Claims Act recoveries.  In fact, the $6.9 billion the Government recovered in 2025 is the largest single-year haul ever under the statute.  As usual, the majority of that amount -- more than $5.3 billion -- came from...

DOJ Settles Flurry of False Claims Act Cases Following Government Reopening -- But Where Are the Whistleblowers?

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team The Department of Justice (DOJ) wasted no time in getting back to business in fraud enforcement following the end of the longest Government Shutdown in history.  In the two weeks following the Grand Reopening on November 12, DOJ settled close to 20 False Claims Act cases involving a wide array of defendants. What Has DOJ's Recent Burst of False Claims Act Settlements Involved? Here...

Busted: DOJ Announces $14.6B Health Care Fraud in Historic Takedown

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On June 30, the DOJ announced what prosecutors are calling the "2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown" and it’s one for the books. The government dismantled a healthcare fraud scheme that involved over 300 defendants and totaled an eye-popping $14.6 billion in alleged false claims. 1 Surpassing Previous Records This figure towers over prior record-setting fraud scheme enforcements that totaled nearly $6 billion in False Claims...

Assertio to Pay $3.6M in False Claims Act Settlement over Fentanyl Marketing Practices

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team  On May 9, the government announced that Assertio Therapeutics Inc., (formerly Depomed Inc.) (“Assertio”), agreed to pay $3.6 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations stemming from its marketing of Lazanda, its transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF) drug. This case was initiated by whistleblowers.1 Lazanda is a nasal spray solely approved by the FDA for patients with breakthrough cancer pain who are receiving and are tolerant...

Top 10 False Claims Act Recoveries in Healthcare for 2024

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team As we noted in our Top 10 False Claims Act Recoveries post, it was another big year of recoveries under the False Claims Act.  As usual, the majority of recoveries occurred in cases involving healthcare fraud. As the Department of Justice (DOJ) just reported in its annual roundup of False Claims Act successes, of the $2.9 billion the government and whistleblowers recovered this past fiscal...

Top 10 False Claims Act Recoveries for 2024

It was another big year of recoveries under the False Claims Act, the government's primary enforcement tool to combat fraud.  And as usual, whistleblowers paved the way by originating the bulk of the actions that led to these recoveries. As the Department of Justice (DOJ) just reported in its annual roundup of False Claims Act successes, the government and whistleblowers recovered roughly $2.9 billion this past fiscal year (ending September...

DOJ's False Claims Act Roundup for FY 2024 -- Another Banner Year for the Government and Whistleblowers

The Department of Justice (DOJ) just released its False Claims Act results for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.  By all accounts, it has been another banner year for whistleblowers and the government in their efforts to combat fraud and recover pilfered taxpayer dollars. First, the overarching numbers for the year: The government and whistleblowers recovered roughly $2.9 billion in False Claims Act settlements and judgments. This does not...

DOJ Ends 2024 with a Flood of False Claims Act Successes

While many of us are enjoying the slowdown typically accompanying the holiday season, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has been hard at work with a flood of False Claims Act successes to usher in the New Year.  In the last two weeks alone, DOJ has secured roughly a dozen such settlements, returning roughly $165 million to the government's coffers. The False Claims Act is the government’s primary fraud-fighting tool through...