Justice Department Recovers More Than $2 Billion in False Claims Act Awards and Settlements (98-503)

DOJ press release 98-503 (23 Oct 1998): more than $2 billion recovered in qui tam cases since 1986 ($1 billion by 1995); relator share rules (15-25% if US litigates, up to 30% alone); qui tam suits 33 in FY1987, 534 in FY1997, more than 2,400 in total; $2.249 billion total recoveries ($2.189 billion intervened, $60 million relator-litigated); about $300 million to whistleblowers; six named qui tam recoveries (HCSC, SmithKline, Roche, Damon, Mobil, Hercules). Already in the data: 8 observations. Added: 3 rules and 6 cases. The headline "more than $2 billion" is the rounded form of the $2.249 billion already recorded, so not repeated; "half of the recoveries have come in the last three years" is words, not a number. Decision 10 pass (2026-10-10): re-read for settlements; nothing to add. All six named recoveries were already recorded as stated cases.