What DOJ’s 2022 Recovery Stats Reveal About FCA Enforcement Trends

On February 7, 2023, the Department of Justice issued the False Claims Act (FCA) recovery statistics for fiscal year 2022. While the $2.2 billion recovered by the Department and qui tam relators was down from the prior year, 2022 saw a record number of new FCA matters initiated. Underscoring the flurry of FCA activity, there were 351 settlements and judgments in 2022, the second-highest number recorded in a fiscal year.

In an Expert Analysis article published in Law360, C&M attorneys analyze what the 2022 fiscal year recovery statistics reveal about potential FCA enforcement trends in the year ahead.