Litigation
Aug. 20, 2013
The False Claims Act race to the courthouse
The first-to-file bar fulfills the FCA's first policy goal by triggering a "race to the courthouse" that incentivizes would-be relators to act quickly, lest they lose their chance at a reward. By Matthew Benedetto
The qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) encourage private individuals to bring suit on behalf of the U.S. in order to redress fraud against the government. The FCA is a powerful and increasingly popular tool in the hands of both the government and the plaintiffs' bar. Should they prevail, the private plaintiffs in these suits, known as relators, receive a percentage of the government's recovery both as a reward fo...
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