A relator may bring a lawsuit on behalf of the Government where the named defendant has knowingly filed a false claim with the Government. The relator does not need to have been individually damaged by the defendant's conduct. Instead, the relator has standing to bring the claim on behalf of the Government when the relator is the original source of the information on which the qui tam claim is based. If the information is already public or the Government is already investigating the claim, however, the relator is not considered the original source of the claim.

An “original source” is defined under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) as “an individual who has direct and independent knowledge of the information on which the allegations are based” and has “voluntarily provided the information to the Government . . . .” See 31 U.S.C. § 3730.

If you want a Florida Whistleblower Lawyer to review your qui tam claim, please call the Florida Whistleblower Lawyers at McCabe Rabin, P.A. at 877-915-4040 or submit your claim here.