The government collected more than $1bn in False Claims Act settlements and penalties in the first six months of 2024, a new report from law firm Gibson Dunn found.
False Claims Collections Top $1B In First Half Of Year
The US government continued its focus on False Claims Act enforcement and collected funds totaling more than $1bn in the first of this year alone – $155m of which was medtech-related.

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