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# False Claims Cases Likely to Continue
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/false-claims-cases-likely-to-continue/
- Published: 2017-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T22:04:13.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, Devices, #legacy-id-D5137878

A WilmerHale review of the False Claims Act (FCA) in 2016 predicts that FCA enforcement is likely to remain vigorous, particularly in cases involving contractors. The [review](http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=0a981dd6-7f62-4d27-8cf8-e4246c0e254e&ref=fdaweb.com) notes that at his confirmation hearing, attorney general-designate **Jeff Sessions** said that “this government must improve its ability to protect the United States Treasury from waste, fraud, and abuse.” And he said that whistleblower litigation is “an effective method of rooting out fraud and abuse” and “a very healthy thing.”

In 2016, the review says, the Justice Department continued to give high priority to FCA investigations and prosecutions. The government brought in more than $4.6 billion in settlements and judgments, nearly $1 billion more than in the previous year. Healthcare cases accounted for about $2.6 billion of the total, the firm says.

WilmerHale looks at relevant Supreme Court and Appeals Courts decisions and the application of increased penalties. In addition, there were more individual defendants as a result of policies established 9/2015 in a memo by deputy attorney general **Sally Yates** intended to hold more individuals accountable for corporate wrongdoing.

A new trend described in the report is the growing number of organizational whistleblowers. The attorneys write that some are companies going after competitors. Some are advocacy organizations targeting companies for alleged practices they believe are harmful. “But more and more,” they say, “we are also seeing organizations formed essentially for the purpose of bringing \[whistleblower\] suits.”