False Claims Act and Qui Tam Litigation

Ice Miller attorneys have defended business clients in numerous False Claims Act investigations and lawsuits. Our experience includes significant claims involving the pharmaceutical, defense, health care and student financial aid industries. We have represented clients in civil lawsuits, civil and criminal investigations, jury trials, and at the appellate level.

No government contractor, health care provider, educational institution, hospital or any recipient of government payments is ever prepared for its first encounter with the False Claims Act. The federal government, and now most states, impose severe penalties against persons submitting false or fraudulent payment claims. Defendants risk civil damages of three times the amount of the claim, as well as penalties exceeding $10,000 for each false claim.

These laws also contain so-called qui tam, or whistleblower provisions, that extend the government’s reach even further.

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