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Our whistleblower practice encompasses three main areas:

Fraud on the government: The qui tam laws in federal and state False Claims Acts allow a person or company with specific knowledge of fraud on the government to bring a lawsuit on behalf of the United States or a state government and receive a share of up to 30% of the proceeds. The qui tam law is sometimes known as the "Lincoln law" because it was first enacted by President Lincoln during the Civil War. The law was revitalized and strengthened in 1986. More than twenty states have enacted False Claims Acts, including New York, Florida, Texas, California, and Illinois. In addition to rewards for reporting fraud on the government, the False Claims Acts allow whistleblowers to sue for retaliation by employers.