HOW MUCH MONEY CAN A RELATOR RECEIVE FOR BRINGING A QUI TAM LAWSUIT?
Whistleblower rewards are between 15 and 30 percent of the total recovery from the defendant, whether through a favorable verdict or settlement. If the Government intervenes and joins a lawsuit brought by a relator, the relator generally is eligible to receive at least 15 percent, and up to 25 percent of the recovery, depending on the relator’s contribution to the prosecution of the lawsuit. If the Government chooses not to intervene and the relator proceeds with the lawsuit on his own, the relator can receive between 25 and 30 percent of the recovery.From 1986 through September 2008, the total amount of whistleblower rewards paid to relators was approximately $2.2 billion.
