Here is a list of the top 25 largest Federal and State False Claims Act qui tam whistleblower reward cases. The government pays rewards to whistleblowers a portion ranging from 15% to 25% of the civil False Claims Act recovery.
| Company | FCA Settlement | Reward | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. GlaxoSmithKline | $2 billion | $300 million≈ | July 2012 |
| 2. Bank of America | $1.85 billion | $275 million≈ | November 2014 |
| 3. Johnson & Johnson | $1.72 billion | $167 million | November 2013 |
| 4. Pfizer | $1 billion | $102 million | August 2009 |
| 5. Tenet Heathcare | $900 million | $150 million | June 2006 |
| 6. Abbott Labs | $800 million | $84 million | May 2012 |
| 7. Eli Lilly | $800 million | $79 million | January 2009 |
| 8. HCA | $745 million | $150 million | December 2000 |
| 9. Merck | $650 million | $100 million≈ | February 2008 |
| 10. HCA | $641 million | $151 million | June 2003 |
| 11. JP Morgan | $614 million | $90 million≈ | February 2014 |
| 12. Amgen | $612 million | $90 million≈ | December 2012 |
| 13. GlaxoSmithKilne | $600 million | $90 million≈ | October 2010 |
| 14. Serono | $567 million | $50 million | October 2005 |
| 15. TAP | $540 million | $95 million | October 2001 |
| 16. New York | $540 million | $10 million* | July 2009 |
| 17. AstraZeneca | $520 million | $45 million | April 2010 |
| 18. Abbott Labs | $414 million | $60 million≈ | July 2003 |
| 19. Fresenius | $385 million | $65 million | January 2000 |
| 20. NME | $379 million | $65 million | July 1994 |
| 21. Cephalon | $375 million | $46 million | September 2008 |
| 22. Ranbaxy | $350 million | $49 million | May 2013 |
| 23. Bristol-Myers | $328 million | $50 million | September 2007 |
| 24. Northrop | $325 million | $49 million | April 2009 |
| 25. SmithKline | $325 million | $60 million≈ | March 1997 |
| 26. HealthSouth | $325 million | $60 million≈ | December 2004 |
Click here to read Largest 25 Whistleblower Rewards paid under the False Claims Act Cases in a pdf version. The attached pdf article also contains the descriptions of the fraud and details of the FCA settlements for each of the biggest cases paying rewards to whistleblowers for reporting fraud.
You can ask qui tam attorney Joel D. Hesch to review in complete confidence your potential whistleblower reward case and find out if it is the right type of case in which is eligible for a significant reward for reporting fraud against the government. Joel Hesch worked for 16 years in the U.S. Department of Justice’s whistleblower reward office in Washington, D.C. and worked on some of the large whistleblower reward cases listed above. Joel now exclusively represents whistleblowers filing for rewards under government whistleblower reward programs. Click here to fill out a form to find out if you’re eligible for a reward.