Qui Tam Lawsuit Statistics
Source - US Dept of Justice
Year New Qui Tam Cases Filed
Settlements & Judgments
Total Relator's Share*
1987 34 0 0
1988 65 $ 390,431.00 $ 97,388.00
1989 101 $ 15,111,719.00 $ 1,446,770.00
1990 90 $ 40,558,367.00 $ 6,611,606.00
1991 101 $ 69,775,271.00 $ 10,686,287.00
1992 138 $ 135,093,903.00 $ 24,456,432.00
1993 160 $ 177,416,383.00 $ 27,393,036.00
1994 281 $ 381,478,397.00 $ 70,651,476.00
1995 331 $ 247,276,827.00 $ 46,992,617.00
1996 502 $ 138,598,636.00

$ 26,089,598.00

1997 810 $ 629,882,524.00 $ 67,950,267.00
1998 533 $ 462,038,795.00 $ 78,188,695.00
1999 574 $ 516,778,031.00 $ 67,007,515.00
2000 465 $ 1,199,766,753.00 $ 183,127,951.00
2001 388 $ 1,286,791,860.00 $ 214,976,238.00
2002 391 $ 1,089,252,723.00 $ 163,492,002.00
2003 486 $ 1,501,554,096.00 $ 324,904,545.00
2004 555 $ 554,626,507.00 $ 108,571,026.00
2005 551 $ 1,114,743,736.00 $ 166,371,477.00
2006 236 $ 1,417,851,256.00 $ 197,975,920.00
2007 356 $ 1,451,838,252.00 $ 177,390,531.00
Total 7,148 $ 12,457,824,467 $1,964,371,377