False Claims Act Settlement & Risk Evaluator

Model statutory treble damages, per-claim civil penalties, state Medicaid/WIC allocations, and qui tam relator bounties under DOJ enforcement frameworks.

Benchmark Presets:

Procurement & Claim Inputs

Configure government billings, invoice volume, and DOJ cooperation tier.

Government Direct Loss / Billings ($)

Value of tainted, non-conforming, or falsely certified government purchases.

False Invoices / Claims Count Individual submission count.

Statutory Penalty / Claim ($) FCA inflation-adjusted rate.

Settlement Multiplier 2.4×

DOJ statutory limit is 3.0× (Treble). Mitigated settlements average 1.8×–2.5×.

State Share Allocation (%) 25%

Portion allocated to State Medicaid / WIC infant nutrition programs.

DOJ Cooperation Credit (FCAG § 4-4.112)

Discretionary credit applied to negotiated civil penalty totals.

Whistleblower / Qui Tam Context

Qui tam relator recovery under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(d).

Negotiated Total Settlement $384,250,000 Combined Federal & State recovery

Treble Liability Cap $345,000,000 Max 3× base damages exposure

Civil Per-Claim Penalties $21,250,000 After cooperation adjustment

Whistleblower Bounty $48,985,000 17% of Federal Portion

Settlement Resolution Composition

Damages: 72% | Penalties: 6% | State: 22%

Line-Item Financial Allocation

Component	Legal Basis	Formula / Metric	Modeled Amount

Model synchronized with DOJ enforcement standards.

Statutory Treble Damages (31 U.S.C. § 3729)

The False Claims Act mandates that defendants are liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty plus 3 times the amount of actual damages the government sustains. In negotiated settlements involving environmental contamination or tainted products sold to WIC or DoD, actual damages equal the total value paid for unmerchantable or adulterated goods.

Qui Tam Relator Share Calculations

Private whistleblowers (relators) who file under seal are entitled by law to a defined percentage of the recovery:

DOJ Intervention: 15% to 25% of the federal proceeds (modeled benchmark: 17%).
Declined Intervention: 25% to 30% if the relator pursues the claim successfully without DOJ participation.

DOJ Cooperation & Mitigation Policy

Under Justice Manual § 4-4.112, entities that proactively disclose non-compliance, preserve environmental sampling data, facilitate witness access, and remediate manufacturing facilities can receive significant settlement multiplier reductions (from 3.0× down to 1.8×–2.2×) and waivers on statutory civil penalties.